The Cut-Off Value of Serum Anti-Müllerian Hormone Levels for the Diagnosis of Turner Syndrome with Spontaneous Puberty

Objective. Preservation of fertility in Turner syndrome (TS) patients may be feasible through cryopreservation of ovarian tissue before follicles begin to disappear. Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is said to be a predictive factor of spontaneous pubertal development in TS. We aimed to determine the cu...

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Main Authors: Jin Wang, Tian Lan, Xiang Dai, Luhong Yang, Xijiang Hu, Hui Yao
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Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6976389
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author Jin Wang
Tian Lan
Xiang Dai
Luhong Yang
Xijiang Hu
Hui Yao
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Tian Lan
Xiang Dai
Luhong Yang
Xijiang Hu
Hui Yao
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description Objective. Preservation of fertility in Turner syndrome (TS) patients may be feasible through cryopreservation of ovarian tissue before follicles begin to disappear. Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is said to be a predictive factor of spontaneous pubertal development in TS. We aimed to determine the cut-off values of AMH for the diagnosis of TS girls with spontaneous puberty. Design and methods: A total of 95 TS patients between 4 and 17 years were evaluated at the Department of Pediatric Genetic Metabolism and Endocrinology from July 2017 to March 2022. Serum AMH, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels were analyzed according to age, karyotype, pubertal development, and ultrasound ovarian visualization. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyzes were used to test the utility of AMH for the diagnosis of TS girls with spontaneous puberty. Results. One-fourth of TS girls aged 8–17 years had spontaneous breast development, with the ratios as follows: 45, X (6/28, 21.4%), mosaicism (7/12, 58.3%), and mosaicism with structural X chromosome abnormalities (SCA) (2/13, 15.4%), SCA (1/13, 7.7%), and Y chromosome (1/3, 33.3%). The AMH cut-off value for the prediction of spontaneous puberty in TS patients was 0.07 ng/ml, with sensitivity and specificity both at 88%. FSH, LH levels, and Karyotypes could not be considered as markers of spontaneous puberty in TS (P>0.05). A strong relationship was observed between serum AMH levels and spontaneous puberty or ultrasound bilateral ovarian visualization. Conclusions. The AMH cut-off value for the prediction of spontaneous puberty in TS girls aged 8–17 years was 0.07 ng/ml, with sensitivity and specificity both at 88%. However, spontaneous puberty in these patients is not predictable based on karyotype or FSH or LH levels.
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spelling doaj-art-4e0c901761b04ff99573b7c05e377afe2025-08-20T02:38:46ZengWileyInternational Journal of Endocrinology1687-83452023-01-01202310.1155/2023/6976389The Cut-Off Value of Serum Anti-Müllerian Hormone Levels for the Diagnosis of Turner Syndrome with Spontaneous PubertyJin Wang0Tian Lan1Xiang Dai2Luhong Yang3Xijiang Hu4Hui Yao5Wuhan Children’s Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital)Wuhan Children’s Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital)Wuhan Children’s Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital)Wuhan Children’s Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital)Wuhan Children’s Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital)Wuhan Children’s Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital)Objective. Preservation of fertility in Turner syndrome (TS) patients may be feasible through cryopreservation of ovarian tissue before follicles begin to disappear. Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is said to be a predictive factor of spontaneous pubertal development in TS. We aimed to determine the cut-off values of AMH for the diagnosis of TS girls with spontaneous puberty. Design and methods: A total of 95 TS patients between 4 and 17 years were evaluated at the Department of Pediatric Genetic Metabolism and Endocrinology from July 2017 to March 2022. Serum AMH, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels were analyzed according to age, karyotype, pubertal development, and ultrasound ovarian visualization. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyzes were used to test the utility of AMH for the diagnosis of TS girls with spontaneous puberty. Results. One-fourth of TS girls aged 8–17 years had spontaneous breast development, with the ratios as follows: 45, X (6/28, 21.4%), mosaicism (7/12, 58.3%), and mosaicism with structural X chromosome abnormalities (SCA) (2/13, 15.4%), SCA (1/13, 7.7%), and Y chromosome (1/3, 33.3%). The AMH cut-off value for the prediction of spontaneous puberty in TS patients was 0.07 ng/ml, with sensitivity and specificity both at 88%. FSH, LH levels, and Karyotypes could not be considered as markers of spontaneous puberty in TS (P>0.05). A strong relationship was observed between serum AMH levels and spontaneous puberty or ultrasound bilateral ovarian visualization. Conclusions. The AMH cut-off value for the prediction of spontaneous puberty in TS girls aged 8–17 years was 0.07 ng/ml, with sensitivity and specificity both at 88%. However, spontaneous puberty in these patients is not predictable based on karyotype or FSH or LH levels.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6976389
spellingShingle Jin Wang
Tian Lan
Xiang Dai
Luhong Yang
Xijiang Hu
Hui Yao
The Cut-Off Value of Serum Anti-Müllerian Hormone Levels for the Diagnosis of Turner Syndrome with Spontaneous Puberty
International Journal of Endocrinology
title The Cut-Off Value of Serum Anti-Müllerian Hormone Levels for the Diagnosis of Turner Syndrome with Spontaneous Puberty
title_full The Cut-Off Value of Serum Anti-Müllerian Hormone Levels for the Diagnosis of Turner Syndrome with Spontaneous Puberty
title_fullStr The Cut-Off Value of Serum Anti-Müllerian Hormone Levels for the Diagnosis of Turner Syndrome with Spontaneous Puberty
title_full_unstemmed The Cut-Off Value of Serum Anti-Müllerian Hormone Levels for the Diagnosis of Turner Syndrome with Spontaneous Puberty
title_short The Cut-Off Value of Serum Anti-Müllerian Hormone Levels for the Diagnosis of Turner Syndrome with Spontaneous Puberty
title_sort cut off value of serum anti mullerian hormone levels for the diagnosis of turner syndrome with spontaneous puberty
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6976389
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