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Turner Syndrome Turner Syndrome

Turner Syndrome. What is Turner Syndrome? n A disorder in women caused by an inherited chromosomal defect n This disorder inhibits sexual development

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Page 1: Turner Syndrome. What is Turner Syndrome? n A disorder in women caused by an inherited chromosomal defect n This disorder inhibits sexual development

Turner SyndromeTurner Syndrome

Page 2: Turner Syndrome. What is Turner Syndrome? n A disorder in women caused by an inherited chromosomal defect n This disorder inhibits sexual development

What is Turner Syndrome?What is Turner Syndrome?

A disorder in women A disorder in women caused by an caused by an inherited inherited chromosomal defectchromosomal defect

This disorder This disorder inhibits sexual inhibits sexual development and development and causes infertilitycauses infertility

Page 3: Turner Syndrome. What is Turner Syndrome? n A disorder in women caused by an inherited chromosomal defect n This disorder inhibits sexual development

FrequencyFrequency

1 in 2,500 or 1 in 2,000 liveborn 1 in 2,500 or 1 in 2,000 liveborn femalesfemales

No known difference in frequency No known difference in frequency based upon race, location or socio-based upon race, location or socio-economic factors economic factors

Page 4: Turner Syndrome. What is Turner Syndrome? n A disorder in women caused by an inherited chromosomal defect n This disorder inhibits sexual development

AbnormalitesAbnormalites

Short statueShort statue Puffy hands and feetPuffy hands and feet Webbed neckWebbed neck Ovarian failureOvarian failure Small lower jawSmall lower jaw Kidney abnormalitiesKidney abnormalities infertility in women infertility in women

and girlsand girls

Page 5: Turner Syndrome. What is Turner Syndrome? n A disorder in women caused by an inherited chromosomal defect n This disorder inhibits sexual development

What causes Turner What causes Turner SyndromeSyndrome

Caused by the complete or partial absence Caused by the complete or partial absence of 1 of the 2 X chromosomes normally found of 1 of the 2 X chromosomes normally found in women in women

mostly mostly MALEMALE chromosome non-disjunction chromosome non-disjunction It is not associated with any associated with It is not associated with any associated with

any environmental or any other factors any environmental or any other factors generally associated with genetic generally associated with genetic problemsproblems

No real causes have been found to be linked No real causes have been found to be linked to this conditionto this condition

It can happen to anyoneIt can happen to anyone

Page 6: Turner Syndrome. What is Turner Syndrome? n A disorder in women caused by an inherited chromosomal defect n This disorder inhibits sexual development

Lack of X chromosomeLack of X chromosome

Page 7: Turner Syndrome. What is Turner Syndrome? n A disorder in women caused by an inherited chromosomal defect n This disorder inhibits sexual development

Treatments & PreventionTreatments & Prevention

They can’t get pregnant without They can’t get pregnant without estrogen therapy during teenage yearsestrogen therapy during teenage years

Need hormone treatment to go Need hormone treatment to go through pubertythrough puberty

Cardiac surgeryCardiac surgery

There is no known prevention for this There is no known prevention for this inherited disorderinherited disorder