Turner's Syndrome by Jennifer M. https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r By: Jennifer Magrinat & Bianca Barroso en-us 2017-05-16 16:58:47 UTC 2025-11-10 17:49:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Turner’s Syndrome ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172150043 –Turner’s syndrome affects females.
–Turner’s syndrome affects every 1 in 2,500 females, but is much more common in pregnancies that do not survive to term (miscarriages and stillbirths). 
]]> 2017-05-16 17:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172150043 ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172151013 2017-05-16 17:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172151013 Symptoms & What it Affects ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172151370 –Symptoms may include 
–Short stature 
–Non-functioning ovaries (infertility)
–Webbed neck
–Puffiness or swelling on hands and feet
–Skeletal abnormalities 
–Heart defects 
–High blood pressure 
–Kidney problems 
]]> 2017-05-16 17:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172151370 ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172152213 2017-05-16 17:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172152213 How it is Diagnosed & life Span ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172152828 –Turner’s syndrome may be suspected in pregnancy during an ultrasound. Diagnosis can be confirmed with a blood test, called karyotype, which is used to analyze the chromosomal composition of the female. Woman with Turner's Syndrome usually reach up to 50 years of age. ]]> 2017-05-16 17:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172152828 ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172153537 2017-05-16 17:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172153537 History ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172154113 The history of turner’s syndrome began in 1938, when Henry Turner described 7 patients between the ages of 15 and 23, who were referred to him with dwarfism and lack of sexual development. He treated them with pituitary extracts, but they were ineffective.  Ever since, many studies evaluated Turner’s syndrome in greater detail.

]]> 2017-05-16 17:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172154113 ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172154784 2017-05-16 17:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172154784 Background Explanation ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172155300 Turner’s syndrome is a result of a missing or incomplete X chromosome. ]]> 2017-05-16 17:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172155300 ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172155759 A girl has XX chromosomes and a boy has XY chromosomes. In Turner's Syndrome, a girl's second X chromosome is either missing or altered. This mutation is either a substitution or deletion. ]]> 2017-05-16 17:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172155759 ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172155873 When the X chromosome is completely missing it is known as classic Turner’s syndrome. Turner’s syndrome occurs as a random event during cell division during early fetal development, but it is not inherited. It is not a nondisjunction. Tuner’s syndrome is neither dominant nor recessive and it’s not codominant.]]> 2017-05-16 17:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172155873 ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172159287 2017-05-16 17:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172159287 Treatments ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172585509 Although it varies depending on severity, treatments include: 
-Human growth hormones
-Estrogen replacement therapy 
-Counseling

]]> 2017-05-18 14:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172585509 Genetic Treatments/ Future Disease Treatments ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172594898 The FDA has approved the following treatments: 
-Somatropin (Humatrope)
-Somatropin (r-DNA) for injection

]]> 2017-05-18 14:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172594898 ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172599255 2017-05-18 14:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/172599255 Interesting Facts ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/173449248 One controversy about Turner's Syndrome is how to monitor cardiovascular risks. Some patients carry risk of hypertension, cancer, and obesity on hormone- replacement therapy. Treatments for Turner's Syndrome are expensive with prices ranging from $10,000 to even $40,000.  People with Turner's Syndrome can potentially get a medical- vocational allowance. ]]> 2017-05-23 17:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/173449248 Extra Credit information ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/173460954 Apparently, hormone treatment for Turner's Syndrome has to be used 100% of the time. Without it, puberty is not achieved. This does not mean that the girls would look physically different from other woman their age, it just means that the hormones that usually kick in for sexual maturity aren't present. ]]> 2017-05-23 17:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/173460954 ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/173523683 2017-05-24 01:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/173523683 ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/173526514 2017-05-24 01:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/173526514 ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/173527044 2017-05-24 02:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/173527044 ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/173527243 2017-05-24 02:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/173527243 References ilovejustinb19 https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/173739860 2017-05-25 01:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ilovejustinb19/p9m49c7hux0r/wish/173739860