Endocrine significance of short metacarpals.

摘要: ABSTRACT Observations on 2594 outpatients indicate that shortness of the fourth metacarpals relative to third and especially fifth (metacarpal sign) is frequent occurrence in patients with gonadal dysgenesis having either female or male sex chromatin. Moreover, males (Klinefelter's syndrome excluded), this metacarpal sign occurs much more frequently presence some anomaly than when gonads are normal. Among 105 exhibiting 136 others only borderline condition, all those from whom buccal smears were taken found have In 5 chromatin, there was no sign. On basis limited data, it appears sign, one generation same family, without significance as far development any concerned. However, generation, associated abe...