Turners Syndrome Essays (227 words) - Syndromes, Cytogenetics

Turner's Syndrome Turner's Syndrome Turner's Syndrome is a common disease in females that affects many body systems. It affects about out of 2,000 females. This genetic disorder is characterized by the lack of sexual development at puberty. Although the exact cause of Turner's Syndrome isn't know, it is believed that the disorder may result from an error during the division of a parent's sex cells known as meiosis. Turner's Syndrome is a defiency in the amount of genetic material on the X-chromosome, one of the two-sex chromosomes. In some cases of Turner's Syndrome, one X chromosome is missing from the cells. In other affected females, both X chromosomes may be present, but one may have genetic defects. One other case of Turner's Syndrome, some cells may have the normal pair of X chromosomes while other cells do not. An examination of genetic material, usually by a blood sample, can confirm the diagnosis. This condition may first be recognized in the newborn baby, in the adolescent or rarely in the adult. Some signs and symptoms include infertility, a low hairline, webbed neck, and usually kidney and heart malformations. There are other problems associated with Turner's Syndrome such as learning difficulties, skeletal abnormalities, heart and kidney abnormalities, infertility, and thyroid dysfunction. There is a treatment for Turner's Syndrome. Recent studies show that much of the growth defiency in people with Turner's Syndrome can be restored by injections of human growth hormone. Medicine Essays