1. Turner syndrome : Treatment
Growth hormone may help a child with Turner syndrome grow taller. Estrogen replacement therapy is often started when the girl is 12 or 13 years old. This helps trigger the growth of breasts, pubic hair, and other sexual characteristics.
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2. Turner Syndrome : Causes and symptoms
Turner syndrome usually occurs sporadically, which means that the mutation occurs during fetal development and is not inherited from either parent. In rare cases, a parent may carry rearranged chromosomes that can result in Turner syndrome<...
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3. Turner Syndrome: MedlinePlus
Turner syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects a girl's development. The cause is a missing or incomplete X chromosome. Girls who have it are short, and their ovaries don't work properly. Most are infertile. They are at risk for health difficu...
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4. Turner's Syndrome - [Support Group]
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5. Turner syndrome - Genetics Home Reference
Turner syndrome is a chromosomal condition that affects development in females. The most common feature of Turner syndrome is short stature, which becomes evident by about age 5. An early loss of ovarian function (premature ovarian...
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6. Turner Syndrome Symptoms & Treatment
Humans have 46 chromosomes. Chromosomes contain all of your genes and DNA, the building blocks of the body. Two of these chromosomes, the sex chromosomes, determine if you become a boy or a girl. Females normally have two of the same sex chromosom...
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7. Disease InfoSearch: turner, syndrome, Treatment | Genetic Alliance
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8. Turner Syndrome
Turner syndrome (TS) is a medical disorder that affects about 1 in every 2,500 girls. Although researchers don't know exactly what causes Turner syndrome, they do know that it's the result of a problem with a girl's...
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9. Turner Syndrome
Turner syndrome is a genetic disorder that consists of a broad spectrum of features that vary in individuals, but usually have the common findings of short stature (average adult height: 4 feet 8 inches) and loss of ovarian function. The loss of o...
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10. Turner Syndrome
The term monosomy is used to describe the absence of one member of a pair of chromosomes. Therefore, there is a total of 45 chromosomes in each cell of the body, rather than 46. For example, if a baby is born with only one X sex chromosome, rather...
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