Turner’s Syndrome Turner’s Syndrome is a common disease in females that affects many body systems. It affects about out of 2,000 females. This genetic disorder is characterized by the lack of sexual development at puberty. Although the exact cause of Turner’s Syndrome isn’t know, it is believed that the disorder may result from an error during the division of a parent’s sex cells known as meiosis. Turner’s Syndrome is a …showed first 75 words of 247 total…

…showed last 75 words of 247 total…in the adult. Some signs and symptoms include infertility, a low hairline, webbed neck, and usually kidney and heart malformations. There are other problems associated with Turner’s Syndrome such as learning difficulties, skeletal abnormalities, heart and kidney abnormalities, infertility, and thyroid dysfunction. There is a treatment for Turner’s Syndrome. Recent studies show that much of the growth defiency in people with Turner’s Syndrome can be restored by injections of human growth hormone.