TURNER SYNDROME

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TURNER SYNDROME

• ZACK DONOHUE

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HOW DOES IT OCCUR?

• TURNER SYNDROM OCCURS WHEN A FEMALE DOESNT HAVE
  THE USUAL PAIR OF X CHROMOSOMES.

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HISTORY

• TURNER SYNDROME WAS NAMED AFTER HENRY TURNER
  AFTER HE DESCRIBED IT IN 1938 IN OKLAHOMA.

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CAN IT BE PASSED?

• WOMEN WITH TURNER SYNDROME ARE ALMOST ALWAYS
  INFERTILE.
• IN RARE OCCASIONS, WOMEN WITH TURNER SYNDROME WHO
  DO CONCIEVE PUT THEIR BABIES AT HIGH RISK OF
  MISCARRIAGE AND BIRTH DEFECTS.
• CANNOT BE BE PASSED DOWN. IT IS A SEX TRAIT.

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TYPE OF MUTATION

• TURNER SYNDROME IS A CHROMOSOMAL MUTATION.
• WOMEN WITH IT EITHER HAVE ONLY ONE X CHROMOSOME,
  ONE X WITH A PART OF ANOTHER X CHROMOSOME, OR ONE
  X WITH ANOTHER X CHROMOSOME IN SOME BUT NOT ALL
  CELLS.

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WHERE DOES IT OCCUR?

• TURNER SYNDROME OCCURS IN THE FEMALE SEX
  CHROMOSOMES.
• ONE OF THE XS.
• X

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SYMPTOMS

• Absent or incomplete development at puberty,
  including sparse pubic hair and small breasts
• Broad, flat chest shaped like a shield
• Drooping eyelids
• Dry eyes
• Infertility
• No periods (absent menstruation)
• Short height
• Vaginal dryness, can lead to painful intercourse
• Swollen hands and feet
• Wide and webbed neck

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HOW IS IT DIAGNOSED?

• Turner Syndrome can be detected at any time in
  life.
• Blood hormone levels
• Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)
• Karyotyping (chromosome analysis)
• MRI of the chest
• Ultrasound of reproductive organs and kidneys
• Pelvic exam

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TREATMENT

• PATIENTS OFTEN USE HGH (HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE) TO
  GROW TALLER AND FILL OUT BODIES.
• ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY OFTEN STARTS AROUND
  AGE 12.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Works Cited
• Turner Syndrome. Google Health. N.p., n.d. Web.
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• Turner Syndrome. Teens Health. N.p., n.d. Web.
  12 Nov. 2009. lthttp//kidshealth.org/?teen/?diseas
  es_conditions/?genetic/?turner.htmlgt.
• Turner Syndrome. Turner-Syndrome. N.p., n.d.
  Web. 12 Nov. 2009. lthttp//www.turner-syndrome.com
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