TURNER SYNDROME ZACK DONOHUE HOW DOES IT OCCUR

TURNER SYNDROME ZACK DONOHUE

HOW DOES IT OCCUR? • TURNER SYNDROM OCCURS WHEN A FEMALE DOESN’T HAVE THE USUAL PAIR OF X CHROMOSOMES.

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

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.

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.

WHERE DOES IT OCCUR? • TURNER SYNDROME OCCURS IN THE FEMALE SEX CHROMOSOMES. • ONE OF THE X’S. X

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

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

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

BIBLIOGRAPHY • Works Cited • “Turner Syndrome. ” Google Health. N. p. , n. d. Web. 12 Nov. 2009. <https: //health. google. com/health/ref/Turner+syndrome>. • “Turner Syndrome. ” Teens Health. N. p. , n. d. Web. 12 Nov. 2009. <http: //kidshealth. org/teen/diseases_conditions/genetic/tur ner. html>. • “Turner Syndrome. ” Turner-Syndrome. N. p. , n. d. Web. 12 Nov. 2009. <http: //www. turner-syndrome. com/>.