tURNER SYNDROME
explained to you
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General Facts
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Causes
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Symptoms
It was first discovered by Doctor Henry Turner in 1959.
What is the Turner syndrome?
Chromosomal disorder affecting females where one X chromosome is either completely or partially absent
Turner syndrome occurs when meiosis, the process of forming gametes, fails to distribute sex chromosomes properly. This typically results from nondisjunction, where one gamete lacks a sex chromosome. If such a gamete, missing an X chromosome, is fertilized by a normal gamete, the resulting zygote has a single X chromosome (45,X) instead of the typical two sex chromosomes (46,XX or 46,XY), leading to Turner syndrome.
How many girls are sick?
ONE
IN EVERY
2000 GIRLS
Symptoms
Low hairline low set ears small jawbones
webbing neck
Congenital heart disease
broad chest and widely spaced nipples
streak ovaries, infertility, amenorrhea
swollen hands and feet
numerous moles
There's no cure for Turner syndrome
Many of the associated symptoms can be treated.
Growth Hormone Therapy
Estrogen Replacement Therapy
Regular Medical Monitoring
Started in adolescence to promote puberty and maintain secondary sexual characteristics.
Administered in childhood to enhance height.
heart, kidney, tyroid conditionS
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" Turner syndrome is a small part of who you are, but it is a part of what makes you, you!"
Chandler Isom