Turner+Syndrome

__**By Peter House**__

__**What is Turner Syndrome?**__ Turner syndrome is when the female does not have two pairs of X chromosomes. This could also be when some cells are missing from the X chromosomes. This disease occurs at birth. Turner syndrome occurs in only 1 out of 2,000 births. This disease is not very common but it can happen at anytime. . There are many known diseases to this terrible disease. One of them is swollen hands and feet. This is when your feet and hands start to get puffy. Also there is edema which is extra fluid in your hands and feet. Another one is dry eyes. This is obviously when your eyes get dry. Next there is short height. The average height for someone with turner syndrome is about four feet and seven inches. One of the genes missing on the X chromosomes is the SHOX gene. This is why people with this disease are so short. The SHOX gene is responsible for bone growth. Also there are droopy eyelids. This is when your eyelids are sagging over your eyes. Next memory can be damaged with turner syndrome. You could not remember things that are long term or short term. There is also abnormal bone development. especially the bones of the hands and elbows. Also there could be a major heart defect that could be life threatening. Extra skin on your neck or a webbed neck can also occur with this disease.
 * __What Are Some of the Symptoms?__**




 * __How Can You Get Turner Syndrome?__**

You typically get turner syndrome when a pair of sex chromosomes fails to separate in the formation of an egg or sperm cell. This is referred to as non-disjunction. When the sperm and egg meet to form a zygote one of them is missing an X chromosome. So as the zygote goes through mitosis to split and create a baby the baby is missing on X chromosome. [|Click here for an animation on how this happens.] This disease is not passed down from parent to child because women with this disease can not usually have children.