Turner's Syndrome

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Turner’s Syndrome, which is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities, is defined as “a syndrome with a chromosome count of 45 and only one X chromosome.” Turner’s was first described in 1938. Henry Turner, an endocrinologist from Oklahoma City, was the first to discover this syndrome. He was curious about why seven of his female patients, six adolescents and one adult, who he was treating for dwarfism and lack of development, were not responding to the treatments. He described the women as not matured, with short necks and low hairlines in the back, and an increased angle at which the elbow was bent. After many tests, the results showed that all of the women were missing an X chromosome.
Turner’s affects the second X chromosome in a chromosome pair. This X is either incomplete or missing completely, which causes a decrease in fetal development and also a decrease in the development after birth. Since Turner’s affects the second X chromosome, this means that Turner’s only affects females. However, females of a certain race, nationality or those who live in a certain region of the world have the same risk of having Turner’s. One in every 2000 to 2500 baby girls are born with Turner’s, according to the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. Normally if a baby is conceived with an X chromosome missing, the body will naturally abort the baby, which is a miscarriage. Turner’s is usually the cause of almost 10% of miscarriages in the first trimester.
Monosomy is the reason that one X chromosome is missing completely, which means that every cell in the person’s body is missing one X chromosome. Mosaic Turner Syndrome, also known as mosaicism or Turner mosaicism, is an error that occurs in the early stages of fetal devel...

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...er’s. The Turner Syndrome Support Society, located in the UK, helps women and girls affected with Turner’s and their families by offering support, advice, and information. The Turner Syndrome Society of the United States is an association that provides health-related resources to the patients, families and physicians.
Here are some interesting facts about Turner’s. This syndrome affects 60,000 women in the United States, and is seen 1 to 2500 babies born and about 800 cases are diagnosed each year. The single X chromosome comes from the mother in 75% to 80% of cases. A woman with Turner’s Syndrome, who is untreated, averages around four feet eight inches in height. A female, XX, who is missing one of the X chromosomes, can survive. However, a male cannot survive without the X chromosome. Butterflies are seen as a symbol of hope for girls who have Turner’s Syndrome.

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