I can't speak for the U.S. specifically but according to the National Institutes of Health, Turner Syndrome effects 1 out of every 2,500 female live births worldwide. For more information about it, you can peruse NIH's site at:http://turners.nichd.nih.gov The site has a wide variety of publications you can access, information about current studies, and even the contact information for a NIH doctor if you have questions about the syndrome.
Turner syndrome occurs in about 1 in 2500 live births
I in every 2000 to 2500 live female births have Turner syndrome.
1 in every 2000 to 2500 live female births have Turner syndrome.
One in every 2000 to 2500 baby girls who are born have Turner syndrome.
One in every 2000 to 2500 live female births. 0.05% to 0.04% of live births among women.
1 in every 2000 to 2500 live female births has Turner syndrome.
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Most girls are born with two X chromosomes, but girls with Turner syndrome are born with only one X chromosome or they are missing part of one X chromosome. The effects of the condition vary widely among girls with Turner syndrome. It all depends on how many of the body's cells are affected by the changes to the X chromosome.
Yes and she is also the spokesperson for the Turner Syndrome Society.
As far as I know, the environment is not believed to be a cause of Turner syndrome.
All you ever needed to know about Turners: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Syndrome
According to MedlinePlus, girls with Turner syndrome are short and often have short, "webbed" necks with folds of skin from the tops of their shoulders to the sides of their necks. They also exhibit a low hairline in the back, low-set ears, and swollen hands and feet.
No, Turner syndrome affects girls.
people (girls/women) with turner syndrome live as long as regular people do....turner syndrome does not affect life spancy
Most girls are born with two X chromosomes, but girls with Turner syndrome are born with only one X chromosome or they are missing part of one X chromosome. The effects of the condition vary widely among girls with Turner syndrome. It all depends on how many of the body's cells are affected by the changes to the X chromosome.
Girls with Turner's syndrome
Yes, only women are born with the TS.
Turner syndrome can rarely be inherited
Turner Syndrome basically deletes the X, or feminine, chromosome, and probably messes with normal growth in height.
Turner's syndrome is only found in females.
No, a karyotype shows if a person has Turner syndrome.
Turner syndrome only occurs in females
Yes and she is also the spokesperson for the Turner Syndrome Society.
Turner syndrome or Ullrich-Turner syndrome.