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Turner’s Syndrome

Turner’s Syndrome. By: Catherine Li. Symptoms. Webbed skin Low hair line at back of neck Drooping eyelids Differently shaped ears Abnormal bone growth Edema- extra fluid in the hand’s and feet Stunted growth (4’7 ’’) Inability to have children on their own.

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Turner’s Syndrome

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  1. Turner’s Syndrome By: Catherine Li

  2. Symptoms • Webbed skin • Low hair line at back of neck • Drooping eyelids • Differently shaped ears • Abnormal bone growth • Edema- extra fluid in the hand’s and feet • Stunted growth (4’7’’) • Inability to have children on their own http://odlarmed.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/turner.jpg

  3. Cause • An abnormal/incomplete development of the second X chromosome on the sex determining chromosome. • Chromosomal abnormality is the cause of this disease. http://homepage.smc.edu/HGP/images/turners.gif

  4. Treatment • No specific cure, chromosomal • Growth hormone treatment • Estrogen replacement • In vitro fertilization http://www.painetworks.com/photos/hl/hl0490.JPG

  5. Screen Individuals • Karyotyping is the only way to see before birth if the girl is missing an “X” chromosome. http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/defect/images/amniocentesis.jpg

  6. Percentage • Affects about 1 out of 2,500 girls http://lh4.ggpht.com/_YmfDLUdaIGU/SAFuz7jrxAI/AAAAAAAAAVU/TnL_sNuO7vA/Turner's+Syndrome.jpg

  7. Society • May have certain learning disabilities • Function properly, academically • Have normal lives, after treatments http://www.adoptionblogs.com/media/ParentingSpecialKids/turnersyndrome.jpg http://www.aafp.org/afp//AFPprinter/20070801/afp20070801p405-f1.jpg http://images-cdn01.associatedcontent.com/image/A6323/63233/300_63233.jpg

  8. Bibliography • http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/genetic/turner.html • http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requestURI=/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/turner_syndrome.jsp • http://www.ask.com/bar?q=is+turner%27s+syndrome+a+sex-linked+trait%3F&page=1&qsrc=2417&zoom=&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.thinkquest.org%2F17109%2Fdiseases.htm

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