Joy--
>> In a girl, The last pair of Chromosones should be XX. Turners is X.   But
>> Sarah on Amnio had XXX, X. When born was found to be XXX., XX, & X. (thus
>> Mosaic)  It can show up as webbed fingers & toes..sometimes a webbed
>> neck-others just a very short neck. Ovaries are present at birth, but
>> usually disappear in time (Sarah has 1 left)  They may have horseshoe
>> shapped Kidney, Heart valves Bivalve instead of trivalves (she was found
>at
>> age 10 to have that part ) a 2-3% decrease in expected IQ-usually in Math
>&
>> Spatial relationships.Also they are very short--usually less than 5 feet &
>> may require growth hormones.
>>
>> It occurs as a mismultiplication of cells in the first 12 days after
>> conception.....since it is so early, it may have other defects present. In
>> some cases it is not discovered till as a teen puberty doesn't progress,
>or
>> infertility is present in women trying to concieve.
>>
>> Now that you all have too much info you know what Turners is....Joy
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>From: - Joy - <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: NEWCOMER
>Date: Tue, May 30, 2000, 5:10 PM
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>Turner's is a chromosomal disorder.  Instead of having XX (a normal female),
>they have XO.  So, some of the female traits don't appear, and they're
>usually sterile.  Sorry if I'm wrong, genetics was last semester, and I have
>to clear out my brain to make rom for new stuff.
>
>~Joy~
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Magenta Raine" <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 10:47 PM
>Subject: Re: NEWCOMER
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>> What IS turner's?
>>
>