Turner Syndrome

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Note on Turner Syndrome, created by Ellie Quinn on 28/05/2014.
Ellie Quinn
Note by Ellie Quinn, updated more than 1 year ago
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Karyotype : 45, XMainly sporadic non dysjunctionrarely gonadal mosaicism or translocation

99% of XO die as foetuses, prevalence in pop 1 in 2000. Short statureSwellingBroad chestLow HairlineLow-set earsNeck webbingNon working ovaries - amennorhea (no periods), sterileCongenital heart diseaseHypothyroidismReduced academic abilityBehaviour problems

Abnormalities can sometimes be picked up on ultrasound or on the down's syndrome testConfirmed with CVS or Amniocentesis

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