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Synonyms of Turner Syndrome

45, X Syndrome
Bonnevie-Ulrich Syndrome
Chromosome X, Monosomy X
Gonadal Dysgenesis (45,X)
Gonadal Dysgenesis (XO)
Monosomy X
Morgagni-Turner-Albright Syndrome
Ovarian Dwarfism, Turner Type
Ovary Aplasia, Turner Type
Pterygolymphangiectasia
Schereshevkii-Turner Syndrome
Turner-Varny Syndrome
XO Syndrome

Disorder Subdivisions

General Discussion
Turner syndrome is a rare chromosomal disorder of females characterized by short stature and the lack of sexual development at puberty. Other physical features may include a short neck with a webbed appearance, heart defects, kidney abnormalities, and/or various other malformations. Among affected females, there is also a heightened incidence of osteoporosis, type II diabetes, and hypothyroidism. There appears to be great variability in the degree to which girls with Turner syndrome are affected by any of its manifestations.

Turner syndrome occurs when one of the two X chromosomes normally found in women is missing or incomplete. Although the exact cause of Turner syndrome is not known, it appears to occur as a result of a random error during the division (meiosis) of sex cells.

Organizations related to Turner Syndrome

Birth Defect Research for Children
930 Woodcock Rd
Suite 225
Orlando FL 32803
Phone #: 407-895-0802
800 #: --
e-mail: staff@birthdefects.org
Home page: http://www.birthdefects.org
Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
PO Box 8126
Gaithersburg MD 20898-8126
Phone #: 301-519-3194
800 #: 888-205-2311
e-mail: gardinfo@nih.gov
Home page: http://www.genome.gov/10000409
Human Growth Foundation
997 Glen Cove Avenue
Glen Head NY 11545
Phone #: 516-671-4041
800 #: 800-451-6434
e-mail: hgf1@hgfound.org
Home page: http://www.hgfound.org/
Let Them Hear Foundation
1900 University Ave #101
East Palo Alto CA 94303
Phone #: 650-462-3143
800 #: 877-735-2929
e-mail: info@letthemhear.org
Home page: http://www.letthemhear.org
MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay WI 54301-1243
Phone #: 920-336-5333
800 #: 877-336-5333
e-mail: mums@netnet.net
Home page: http://www.netnet.net/mums/
Madisons Foundation
PO Box 241956
Los Angeles CA 90024
Phone #: 310-264-0826
800 #: N/A
e-mail: getinfo@madisonsfoundation.org
Home page: http://www.madisonsfoundation.org
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains NY 10605
Phone #: 914-428-7100
800 #: 888-663-4637
e-mail: Askus@marchofdimes.com
Home page: http://www.marchofdimes.com
NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
31 Center Dr
Building 31, Room 2A32
MSC2425
Bethesda MD 20892
Phone #: 301-496-5133
800 #: --
e-mail: N/A
Home page: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
National Foundation for Celiac Awareness
P.O. Box 544 or 224 South Maple Street
Ambler PA 19002
Phone #: 215-325-1306
800 #: N/A
e-mail: info@celiaccentral.org
Home page: http://www.CeliacCentral.org
New Horizons Un-Limited, Inc.
811 East Wisconsin Ave
Suite 937
Milwaukee WI 53202
Phone #: 414-299-0124
800 #: N/A
e-mail: horizons@new-horizons.org
Home page: http://www.new-horizons.org
Turner Syndrome Society of the United States
10960 Millridge North Drive
#214A
Houston TX 77070
Phone #: 281-516-7272
800 #: 800-365-9944
e-mail: tssus@turnersyndrome.org
Home page: http://www.turnersyndrome.org
Turner Syndrome Support Society (UK)
12 Irving Quandrant
Hardgate, Clydebank None G81 6AZ
Phone #: 44 -013-89-380385
800 #: N/A
e-mail: Turner.Syndrome@tss.org.uk
Home page: http://www.tss.org.uk
Turner's Syndrome Society
21 Blackthorn Avenue
Toronto
Ontario Intl M6N 3H4
Phone #: 416-781-2086
800 #: 800-465-6744
e-mail: tssincan@web.net
Home page: http://

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