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Turner Syndrome

Alternate Names : Monosomy X, Ullrich-Turner Syndrome, 45, X Gonadal Dysgenesis

Turner Syndrome | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring

What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?

The most common features of Turner syndrome are:

  • short stature
  • failure to develop sexually
  • puffiness of the backs of the hands and feet at birth
  • congenital heart disease
  • low hairline on the back of the neck
  • excess skin or webbing of the neck
  • pigmented mole-like lesions on the skin
  • kidney defects
  • short fourth fingers
  • inability to fully extend the elbows

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    Turner Syndrome: Diagnosis & Tests

    Author: Ronald J. Jorgenson, DDS, PhD, FACMG
    Reviewer: Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
    Date Reviewed: 05/07/01



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