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Turner syndrome
(redirected from Turner's syndrome)

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Turner syndrome

Chromosomal disorder (from the presence of only one sex chromosome, X, in all or some of the body's cells) that causes abnormal sexual development in females. The syndrome may include absent or undeveloped ovaries, underdeveloped secondary sex characteristics, low hairline, webbed neck, shield-shaped chest with wide-spaced nipples, and kidney and heart malformations with coarctation (narrowing) of the aorta. It may not be recognized until a girl fails to undergo puberty at a normal age. Estrogen treatment results in puberty, adult appearance, and normal sex drive but not fertility. Surgery can correct malformations.



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The study sample of 37 participants includes ten persons with complete androgen insensitivity (CAIS), five with partial androgen insensitivity (PALS), four women with CAH, two women with progestogen-induced clitoromegaly, one each of Klinefelter's syndrome in a male and Turner's syndrome in a female, six miscellaneous patients including gonadal dysgenesis, micropenis, true hermaphroditism, and at least two with hypospadias, plus eight for whom the diagnosis is unknown.
For example, the Turner Syndrome Society of the United States, a non-profit organization founded in 1987 by a group of individuals concerned about Turner's syndrome, has increased public awareness, understanding and positive change for females with Turner's syndrome (see www.
The study found that the Turner's Syndrome girls who got their single X from their mothers - as all boys do - were far more anti-social than girls with a paternal X.
 
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