Turner Syndrome
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There are many possible reasons why a child may grow slowly, including:
hereditary factors (short parents), diseases affecting the kidneys; heart,
lungs or intestines; hormone imbalances; severe stress or emotional
deprivation; infections in the womb before birth; bone diseases; and
genetic or chro ....
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OTHER NAMES Depending on the doctor, Turner's Syndrome may be diagnosed
with one of the following alternative names: 45 - X Syndrome, Bonnevie-
Ulrich Syndrome, Chromosome X, Monosomy X, Morgagni-Turner-Albright
Syndrome, Ovarian Dwarfism, Turner Type, among others.
SYNDROME CHARACTERISTICS A reduced growth in height is the commonest
visible characteristic of the syndrome, (the average adult height is 4
feet 8 inches) and may be the only sign before puberty. Their body
proportions a ....
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