What Are The Possible Symptoms Of Turner Syndrome?

Slow Growth

Many Turner syndrome patients seem to experience slow growth. If this is actually the case, it may start to appear during their infancy. However, it appears that it is likely to continue throughout their childhood. This can result in most patients being shorter in stature than individuals without this condition. It appears to be linked to problems with the short-stature homeobox (SHOX) gene. In fact, some evidence seems to claim that issues with this gene are among the main causes of Turner syndrome. Missing an X chromosome from this gene may have significant effects on the individual's skeletal development, hence their slow growth and short stature. Their growth appears to decline fairly quickly between the ages of two and four.

Turner syndrome patients do not seem to lack growth hormone. However, their bodies do not appear to use it efficiently. This may be another reason why they experience slow growth and short stature. It could also be why when they receive hormone therapy, that they can see a significant increase in their growth.

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