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Essay Archive - Turner Syndrome
Turner Syndrome
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 chromosomal abnormalities.
The Turner Syndrome (known as Ullrich-Turner Syndrome in Germany) is a
congenital disease. A German doctor named Ullrich published his article in
1930. American doctor Henry Turner recognized a pattern of short stature
and incomplete sexual maturation in otherwise normal females. He publish....
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