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What are the ethnicities afflicted with turner syndrome and potential reasons why (theories)?

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What are the ethnicities afflicted with turner syndrome and potential reasons why (theories)?

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Ethnicities? Hm, i don’t know about that. But this is about Turner Syndrome, Most girls are born with two X chromosomes, but girls with Turner syndrome are born with only one X chromosome or they are missing part of one X chromosome. The effects of the condition vary widely among girls with Turner syndrome. It all depends on how many of the body’s cells are affected by the changes to the X chromosome. Girls with Turner syndrome are usually short in height. Girls with Turner syndrome who aren’t treated for short stature reach an average height of about 4 feet 7 inches (1.4 meters). The good news is that when Turner syndrome is diagnosed while a girl is still growing, she can be treated with growth hormones to help her grow taller. In addition to growth problems, Turner syndrome prevents the ovaries from developing properly, which affects a girl’s sexual development and the ability to have children. Because the ovaries are responsible for making the hormones that control breast growth an

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