Turner's Syndrome (also referred to as gonadal dysgenesis) is a relatively common genetic disorder of females, which affects many body systems. Approximately one in every 2,000-5,000 female babies has Turner's Syndrome. About 98-99% of pregnancies with...

Turner's syndrome (also referred to as gonadal dysgenesis) is a relatively common genetic disorder of females, which affects many body systems. Approximately one in every 2,000-5,000 female babies has Turner's syndrome. About 98-99% of pregnancies with...

Turner Syndrome A genetic disorder caused by a missing X chromosome that occurs only in fernales. Victims of Turner syndrome are characterized by short stature, absence of secondary sexual characteristics, infertility, and a number of other physical...

A chromosome abnormality in women produced by loss of an X CHROMOSOME (characterized as XO therefore rather than XX). AMENORRHOEA is a major feature, as is short stature and defects in the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; also known as gonadal dysgenesis (see...

Turner syndrome or Ullrich-Turner syndrome encompasses several chromosomal conditions, of which monosomy X is the most common. It occurs in about 1 out of every 2500 female births.[1] Some sources say 1 out of every 5000. Instead of the normal XX sex...

Abstract: Turner Syndrome (TS) is a relatively common genetic syndrome in which a woman has a 45XO or 45XO/46XX mosaic karyotype. Although it is not associated with any psychiatric syndrome, several case reports in the literature describe a similar constellation of symptoms in TS...

TORONTO -- Egg donation has opened the door to the possibility of pregnancy in women with Turner's syndrome, but it also exposes them to some unexpected and possibly fatal cardiac risks. "Few elective treatments in medicine today place seemingly healthy patients at...

The descriptions, causes, effects, symptoms and treatments of Turner's Syndrome. The disease is seen in women who have one missing or damaged X chromosone while normal women have two healthy X chromosones.