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In the absence of serious problems such as cardiovascular and renal defects or hypertension, or if the problems are successfully treated, the life span of an individual with Turner syndrome is expected to be normal (Buyse, 1990).
The annual report for the birth defects registry in Hawaii reported the first-year mortality rate for Turner syndrome to be 5.3% (Merz and Forrester, 2000). One investigation reported that the Infant Mortality Rate associated with all sex chromosome abnormalities increased during 1985-1997
Source: Texas Department of State Health Services
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What is the survival rate of turner syndrome?
About the normal rate.
What is the life expectancy of a person with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome?
life expectancy is shortened but recent research demonstrate that mortality rate is less than reported in the past and that mortality rate correlates with the size of the deletion
What is the prognosis for Reye's syndrome?
The mortality rate for Reye's syndrome is between 30-50%. The likelihood of recovery is increased to 90% by early diagnosis and treatment.
Can Turner Syndrome be inherited?
Turner syndrome can rarely be inherited
Does turner syndrome occur in boys?
No, Turner syndrome affects girls.
What is the mortality rate at Brookdale Hospital?
There are various figures for the mortality rate at Brookdale Hospital. The mortality rate for heart attacks at the hospital are 18.1%. The mortality rate for heart failure is 10.1%. The mortality rate for pneumonia is 9.4%.
Is turner syndrome found in a particular sex?
Turner's syndrome is only found in females.
A karyotype would be unable to Turner syndrome?
No, a karyotype shows if a person has Turner syndrome.
Is turner syndrome more often in females?
Turner syndrome only occurs in females
Does Missy Marlowe have Turner's syndrome?
Yes and she is also the spokesperson for the Turner Syndrome Society.
What is the more common name of monosomy X?
Turner syndrome or Ullrich-Turner syndrome.
Has anyone been cured from turner's syndrome?
No, nobody has been cured from Turner syndrome.
