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Turner syndrome occurs in between one in 2,000 [4] and one in 5,000 females at birth. [5] All regions of the world and cultures are affected about equally. [10] Generally people with Turner syndrome have a shorter life expectancy, mostly due to heart problems and diabetes. [7] American endocrinologist Henry Turner first described the condition ...
Sellars was born with abnormally large and misshapen legs and feet, which continued to grow at a disproportionate rate. In a November 2009 interview, she estimated that she weighed about 21 stone (294 lb or 133 kg): 6 stone (84 lb or 38 kg) for her upper body and the remainder in her legs and feet (210 lb or 95 kg).
Though rare, some persons with Trisomy 18 survive into their twenties and thirties with the current eldest being well over 50 years. Current ongoing research at the University of Michigan shows survival rate with full interventions is about 90% until the first birthday, and 80% until 5 years. [22]
The etiology may be congenital and idiopathic, posttraumatic, postinfection, iatrogenic, or secondary to a systemic disease such as cancer, sickle cell disease, pseudohyperparathyroidism, Turner's syndrome, Down syndrome, Apert syndrome, athyroidism, or osteodystrophy. [2] It most frequently involves the fourth metatarsal.
XX gonadal dysgenesis is a type of female hypogonadism in which the ovaries do not function to induce puberty in a person assigned female at birth, whose karyotype is 46,XX. [1] Individuals with XX gonadal dysgenesis have normal-appearing external genitalia as well as Müllerian structures (e.g., cervix, vagina, uterus).
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Tina Turner‘s cause of death has been revealed one day after she passed away at age 83. A rep for the legendary musician confirmed to the Daily Mail on Thursday, May 25, that Turner died of ...
Wilson–Mikity syndrome; Wilson–Turner syndrome; Winchester syndrome; Winter-over syndrome; Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome; Wissler's syndrome; Withdrawal syndrome; Withering abalone syndrome; Wobbly hedgehog syndrome; Wolcott–Rallison syndrome; Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome; Wolfram syndrome; Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome; Woodhouse ...