F.A.Q
1) What are the symptoms? Some of the most common symptoms of Turner's include a webbed neck, arms that slightly turn out at the elbow, and a low hairline in the rear of the head.
2) Are there parental tests for this disorder? There is no way to really have a parental test for Turner Syndrome. This is because Turner's is diagnosed using a blood test known as a karyotype. A person needs to be alive to do a blood test so therefore there are no known parental tests available.
3) Who is most commonly effected? Turner Syndrome only effects females because only they have two X chromosomes and only they can have one missing.
4) How is it inherited? Mots cases of Turner Syndrome are in fact not inherited. The loss of the second X chromosome, which is what causes the disorder, occurs as a random event during the production of sex cells in the affected person's parent. Turner's is a totally environmental disorder.
5) Can this disorder be prevented? There really is no way to prevent Turner Syndrome. It is a completely random disorder and is not inherited. Juts because a mother has it, doesn't mean her daughters will.
6) Can an effected individual have children in the future? Unfortunately, women who have Turner's are unable to have children in the future. This is because without a second X chromosome, they have no menstrual cycle which prevents them from having kids.
2) Are there parental tests for this disorder? There is no way to really have a parental test for Turner Syndrome. This is because Turner's is diagnosed using a blood test known as a karyotype. A person needs to be alive to do a blood test so therefore there are no known parental tests available.
3) Who is most commonly effected? Turner Syndrome only effects females because only they have two X chromosomes and only they can have one missing.
4) How is it inherited? Mots cases of Turner Syndrome are in fact not inherited. The loss of the second X chromosome, which is what causes the disorder, occurs as a random event during the production of sex cells in the affected person's parent. Turner's is a totally environmental disorder.
5) Can this disorder be prevented? There really is no way to prevent Turner Syndrome. It is a completely random disorder and is not inherited. Juts because a mother has it, doesn't mean her daughters will.
6) Can an effected individual have children in the future? Unfortunately, women who have Turner's are unable to have children in the future. This is because without a second X chromosome, they have no menstrual cycle which prevents them from having kids.