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Monster Essays - Turner's Syndrome
Turner's Syndrome
A relatively uncommon human sex-chromosome disorder. Males very
rarely contract this disease. Its occurrence rate in females is about one
Occurs when a sperm carrying no sex chromosomes fertilizes a normal
ovum, resulting in a female that has only one X chromosome, producing a
male body type: short, with a broad neck, and usually lacking female
internal reproductive organs and secondary sex characteristics. The
patient is usually sterile and pregnancy is rare. Other signs and symptoms
include a low hairline, webbed neck, shield-shaped chest with widely spaced
nipples, and usually kidney an....
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