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Turner syndrome

Background

Turner syndrome: Bonnevie-Ullrich; Gonadal Dysgenesis (XO); MonosomyX; Turner-Ullrich; XO syndrome

Although the features of the syndrome in girls were described earlier, the syndrome is named after Dr Henry Turner who reported a number of girls with the features of the syndrome in a paper in 1938. Turner syndrome is a chromosomal condition affecting 1 in 2,500 girls where the second X chromosome is absent or abnormal. It is one of the most common chromosomal disorders.

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Medical written November 1995 by Dr Richard Stanhope. Psychological and behavioural characteristics text written by Dr O Udwin, Consultant Clinical Child Psychologist, West London Mental Health NHS Trust, London, UK and Dr A Kuczynski, Child Clinical Psychologist, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London, UK. Last updated September 2005 by Dr Richard Stanhope, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, The Portland Hospital, London, UK.

 

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