Diagram Of Turner Syndrome. The pain is felt along the path of one or more nerves and often has no obvious physical cause. Turner syndrome is also called 45x or xo syndrome and only affects females the condition comes about because instead of females having the usual two copies of the x chromosome they have only one copy turner syndrome is thought to occur in 1.
Turner syndrome ts or 45x is a genetic syndrome wherein a female completely or partially lacks an x chromosome. Turners syndrome or gonadal dysgenesis is a condition that affects females in which one of the sex chromosomes x chromosome is completely missing or has abnormalities. It is mainly characterised by a very short stature swollen hands and feet low hairline at the back of the neck low set ears webbed neck and some other abnormalities.
Turner syndrome is named after dr henry h turner who first described the syndrome in 1938.
Turner syndrome mechanismanagement nature reviews endocrinology. A hypertelorism epicanthic fold downslanted palpebral fissure and. The following description of turner syndrome ts and explanation of some of the issues involved in living with the condition is not definitive and a doctor or endocrine specialist should always be consulted whenever a diagnosis of ts has been given. Turner syndrome ts sometimes referred to as congenital ovarian hypoplasia syndrome is a genetic disorder.