Turner Syndrome
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Synonyms
- 45, X Syndrome
- Bonnevie-Ulrich Syndrome
- Chromosome X, Monosomy X
- Gonadal Dysgenesis (45,X)
- Gonadal Dysgenesis (XO)
- Monosomy X
- Morgagni-Turner-Albright Syndrome
- Ovarian Dwarfism, Turner Type
- Ovary Aplasia, Turner Type
- Pterygolymphangiectasia
- Schereshevkii-Turner Syndrome
- Turner-Varny Syndrome
- XO Syndrome
Disorder Subdivisions
- None
General Discussion
Turner syndrome is a rare chromosomal disorder of females characterized by short stature and the lack of sexual development at puberty. Other physical features may include a short neck with a webbed appearance, heart defects, kidney abnormalities, and/or various other malformations. Among affected females, there is also a heightened incidence of osteoporosis, type II diabetes, and hypothyroidism. There appears to be great variability in the degree to which girls with Turner syndrome are affected by any of its manifestations.
Turner syndrome occurs when one of the two X chromosomes normally found in women is missing or incomplete. Although the exact cause of Turner syndrome is not known, it appears to occur as a result of a random error during the division (meiosis) of sex cells.
Resources
Human Growth Foundation
997 Glen Cove Avenue
Suite 5
Glen Head, NY 11545
Tel: (516)671-4041
Fax: (516)671-4055
Tel: (800)451-6434
Email: hgf1@hgfound.org
Internet: http://www.hgfound.org/
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
Tel: (914)997-4488
Fax: (914)997-4763
Tel: (888)663-4637
Email: Askus@marchofdimes.com
Internet: http://www.marchofdimes.com
Turner Syndrome Society of the United States
11250 West Road, Suite G
Houston, TX 77065
Tel: (832)912-6006
Fax: (832)912-6446
Tel: (800)365-9944
Email: tssus@turnersyndrome.org
Internet: http://www.turnersyndrome.org
Turner's Syndrome Society of Canada
30 Cleary Avenue
Ottawa
Ontario, Intl K2A 4A1
Canada
Tel: (613) 321-2267
Fax: (613) 321-2268
Tel: 800-465-6744
Email: info@turnersyndrome.ca
Internet: http://www.turnersyndrome.ca/index.html
NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
31 Center Dr
Building 31, Room 2A32
MSC2425
Bethesda, MD 20892
Fax: (866)760-5947
Tel: (800)370-2943
TDD: (888)320-6942
Email: NICHDInformationResourceCenter@mail.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
Birth Defect Research for Children, Inc.
800 Celebration Ave, Suite 225
Orlando, FL 34747
USA
Tel: (407)566-8304
Fax: (407)895-0824
Email: staff@birthdefects.org
Internet: http://www.birthdefects.org
MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay, WI 54301-1243
USA
Tel: (920)336-5333
Fax: (920)339-0995
Tel: (877)336-5333
Email: mums@netnet.net
Internet: http://www.netnet.net/mums/
Turner Syndrome Support Society (UK)
13 Simpson Court
11 South Ave
Clydebank Business Park
Clydebank, G81 2NR
Scottland
Tel: 0141 952 8006
Fax: 0141 952 8025
Tel: 0845 2307520
Email: Turner.Syndrome@tss.org.uk
Internet: http://www.tss.org.uk
New Horizons Un-Limited, Inc.
811 East Wisconsin Ave
P.O. Box 510034
Milwaukee, WI 53203
USA
Tel: (414)299-0124
Fax: (414)347-1977
Email: horizons@new-horizons.org
Internet: http://www.new-horizons.org
Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
PO Box 8126
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126
Tel: (301)251-4925
Fax: (301)251-4911
Tel: (888)205-2311
TDD: (888)205-3223
Internet: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/AboutGARD.aspx
Madisons Foundation
PO Box 241956
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Tel: (310)264-0826
Fax: (310)264-4766
Email: getinfo@madisonsfoundation.org
Internet: http://www.madisonsfoundation.org
Let Them Hear Foundation
1900 University Avenue, Suite 101
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Tel: (650)462-3143
Fax: (650)462-3144
Tel: (877)735-2929
Email: info@letthemhear.org
Internet: http://www.letthemhear.org
Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation of Smiles
2044 Michael Ave SW
Wyoming, MI 49509
Email: Rachelmancuso09@comcast.net
Internet: http://www.cleftsmile.org
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