Olympic host Beijing has set up a sex determination lab to test female Olympic athletes suspected to be males, state media reported Sunday.
Experts at the lab, located at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital, will evaluate dubious cases based on their external appearance and take blood samples testing sex hormones, genes and chromosomes, Xinhua news agency said.
Turner Syndrome - Causes, Types, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Turner syndrome, a genetic developmental disorder in females is caused by a missing or incomplete X- chromosome. Girls are short and have dysfunctional ovaries.
Turner syndrome, a genetic developmental disorder in females is caused by a missing or incomplete X- chromosome. Girls are short and have dysfunctional ovaries.
Indian athlete Santhi Soundarajan was stripped of an Asian Games silver medal in 2006 after failing a gender verification test.
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Birth Defects - Genetic - Sex Chromosomal Abnormalities
Abnormal numbers of the sex chromosomes X and Y lead to sex chromosomal abnormalities
Abnormal numbers of the sex chromosomes X and Y lead to sex chromosomal abnormalities
Genetic Counseling - Understanding The Pattern Of Genetic Inheritance
Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about Understanding The Pattern Of Genetic Inheritance
Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about Understanding The Pattern Of Genetic Inheritance
