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Turner Syndrome

Alternate Names : Monosomy X, Ullrich-Turner Syndrome, 45, X Gonadal Dysgenesis

What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?

The most common features of Turner syndrome are:

short stature

failure to develop sexually

puffiness of the backs of the hands and feet at birth

congenital heart disease

low hairline on the back of the neck

excess skin or webbing of the neck

pigmented mole-like lesions on the skin

kidney defects

short fourth fingers

inability to fully extend the elbows

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Author: Ronald J. Jorgenson, DDS, PhD, FACMG
Reviewer: Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
Date Reviewed: 05/07/01

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