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Turner Syndrome •Turner Syndrome is caused by a missing or incomplete x chromosomes. •It’s not inherited form an affected parent, not passed down from parent to child, because women with Turner Syndrome are usually sterile and can’t have children.

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Page 1: Turner Syndrome Turner Syndrome is caused by a missing or incomplete x chromosomes. It’s not inherited form an affected parent, not passed down from parent

Turner Syndrome

•Turner Syndrome is caused by a missing or incomplete x chromosomes.

•It’s not inherited form an affected parent, not passed down from parent to child, because women with Turner Syndrome are usually sterile and can’t have children.

Page 2: Turner Syndrome Turner Syndrome is caused by a missing or incomplete x chromosomes. It’s not inherited form an affected parent, not passed down from parent

• It’s most common in females. • The genes affected are involved in growth and sexual development, which is why

girls with the disorder are shorter that normal. They grow to about 4 feet tall. • Turner Syndrome affects 60,000 females in the United Sates. • Occurs in approximately one out of every 2500 female children.

Page 3: Turner Syndrome Turner Syndrome is caused by a missing or incomplete x chromosomes. It’s not inherited form an affected parent, not passed down from parent

• When a doctor suspects Turner Syndrome, a blood sample can be used to make a karyotype, a chromosome analysis and the diagnosis can be confirmed.

• Hormone replacement therapy is the best way to treat this disorder.