Can brain natriuretic peptides and osteoprotegerin serve as biochemical markers for the detection of aortic pathology in children and adolescents with turner syndrome?

Meenal Mavinkurve, Clodagh S. O'Gorman

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Abstract

Turner syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal disorder that affects 1:2,000 females. It results from either the complete or partial loss of the X chromosome as well as other aberrations. Clinical features of TS include short stature, delayed puberty, and congenital cardiac malformations. TS children also have an increased prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors, which predisposes them to complications like coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular-related deaths, and aortic dissection. Early cardiac imaging, such as echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, are recommended to detect underlying aortic pathology. However, these modalities are limited by cost, accessibility, and are operator dependent. In view of these shortcomings, alternative methods, like vascular biomarkers, are currently being explored. There are only a few studies that have examined the relationship between B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), N-terminal pro BNP (NT pro-BNP), and osteoprotegerin (OPG) and aortic disease in TS, and thus the data are only in proof-of-concept stages. Further meticulous longitudinal studies are required before BNP, NT pro-BNP, and OPG are used as vascular biomarkers for the detection of aortic disease in childhood and adolescent TS.

Original languageEnglish
Article number142
Pages (from-to)142
JournalFrontiers in Endocrinology
Volume8
Issue numberJUL
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • B-type natriuretic peptide
  • N-terminal pro BNP
  • Osteoprotegrin
  • Turner syndrome
  • Vasculopathy

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