Turner syndrome is a genetic disorder that only affects females including babies and adults.
It is a random condition when the baby is conceived in the womb.
In healthy females one has two X sex chromosomes (XX) in their cells, with Turner syndrome this is not the case.
There are two types:
Classic Turner syndrome – one of the X chromosomes is completely missing
Mosaic Turner syndrome – Most cells one X chromosome is complete and the other is partially missing or abnormal in some way, but in some cells there may be just one X chromosome or, rarely, two complete X chromosomes
Turner syndrome may not be diagnosed until a girl fails to show sexual development associated with puberty and height changes (usually between the ages of 8 and 14 years).
Girls with Turner syndrome are typically short in relation to the height of their parents
Cause
Genetic disorder:
Only has one normal X sex chromosome, rather than the usual two (XX).
Missing part or all of one sex chromosome. This means one has just one complete X chromosome.
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