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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 ...
Females with Turner syndrome lose their eggs at an accelerated rate compared to endosex females; before they are born, the majority of their egg cells are apoptopic, or in the process of dying. [59] Most people with Turner syndrome experience early menopause by the time they reach adulthood. [59]
At doses 20% higher than those used in GH deficiency, growth accelerates. With several years of treatment the median gain in adult height is about 5-8 cm on this dose. The gains appear to be dose-dependent. [14] It has been used successfully in toddlers with Turner syndrome, [15] as well as in older girls. [1] [2] [3] [16]
Almost all women with regular Turner syndrome are sterile, but those with 47,XXX cell lines are typically fertile. [29] Although women with trisomy X have lower IQs than the general population and women with Turner syndrome do not, intellectual disability does not appear to be more common in the mosaic than for non-mosaic Turner's. [30]
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This syndrome can begin with severe shoulder or arm pain followed by weakness and numbness. [5] Those with Parsonage–Turner experience acute, sudden-onset pain radiating from the shoulder to the upper arm. Affected muscles become weak and atrophied, and in advanced cases, paralyzed. Occasionally, there will be no pain and just paralysis, and ...
Ronnie Turner, the youngest son of music legend Tina Turner, died at 62 from colon cancer, according to a coroner's report.
Kathleen Turner, Matthew Perry Getty Images(2) Kathleen Turner, who played Matthew Perry’s dad on Friends, shared her memories of the actor after his shocking death at age 54. “I liked him ...