turner syndrome

tURNER SYNDROME

explained to you

General Facts

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Symptoms

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Causes

It was first discovered by Doctor Henry Turner in 1959.

Chromosomal disorder affecting females where one X chromosome is either completely or partially absent

What is the Turner syndrome?

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.

ONE

IN EVERY

2000 GIRLS

How many girls are sick?

broad chest and widely spaced nipples

streak ovaries, infertility, amenorrhea

webbing neck

Congenital heart disease

Low hairlinelow set earssmall jawbones

numerous moles

swollen hands and feet

Symptoms

There's no cure for Turner syndrome

Many of the associated symptoms can be treated.

Administered in childhood to enhance height.

Growth Hormone Therapy

heart, kidney, tyroid conditionS

Regular Medical Monitoring

Started in adolescence to promote puberty and maintain secondary sexual characteristics.

Estrogen Replacement Therapy

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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