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Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome

Overview of attention for article published in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, March 2007
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Title
Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome
Published in
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, March 2007
DOI 10.1186/1750-1172-2-13
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Authors

Karine Morcel, Laure Camborieux, Programme de Recherches sur les Aplasies Müllériennes (PRAM), Daniel Guerrier

Abstract

The Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is characterized by congenital aplasia of the uterus and the upper part (2/3) of the vagina in women showing normal development of secondary sexual characteristics and a normal 46, XX karyotype. It affects at least 1 out of 4500 women. MRKH may be isolated (type I) but it is more frequently associated with renal, vertebral, and, to a lesser extent, auditory and cardiac defects (MRKH type II or MURCS association). The first sign of MRKH syndrome is a primary amenorrhea in young women presenting otherwise with normal development of secondary sexual characteristics and normal external genitalia, with normal and functional ovaries, and karyotype 46, XX without visible chromosomal anomaly. The phenotypic manifestations of MRKH syndrome overlap with various other syndromes or associations and thus require accurate delineation. For a long time the syndrome has been considered as a sporadic anomaly, but increasing number of familial cases now support the hypothesis of a genetic cause. In familial cases, the syndrome appears to be transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait with incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity. This suggests the involvement of either mutations in a major developmental gene or a limited chromosomal imbalance. However, the etiology of MRKH syndrome still remains unclear. Treatment of vaginal aplasia, which consists in creation of a neovagina, can be offered to allow sexual intercourse. As psychological distress is very important in young women with MRKH, it is essential for the patients and their families to attend counseling before and throughout treatment.

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Country Count As %
United States 2 <1%
Japan 1 <1%
Russia 1 <1%
Nigeria 1 <1%
Unknown 250 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 43 17%
Student > Master 28 11%
Student > Postgraduate 25 10%
Researcher 22 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 14 5%
Other 45 18%
Unknown 78 31%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 111 44%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 19 7%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 15 6%
Psychology 7 3%
Arts and Humanities 5 2%
Other 15 6%
Unknown 83 33%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 74. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 September 2023.
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#574,357
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#2
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