An Overview of Turner Syndrome Features
The impact of
Turner Syndrome varies among individual women. Features can range from minor cosmetic issues to major heart defects. Some women may have many Turner syndrome features or symptoms, while others may only have a few.
Below is a table that lists a number of Turner syndrome features and how frequently they occur.
Turner Syndrome Features: Table
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Incidence of Turner Syndrome Features
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System
|
Feature
|
Incidence
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Skeletal
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Short stature
|
100%
|
|
|
|
50%
|
|
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Cubitus valgus
(increased carrying angle at elbow)
|
45%
|
|
|
Short metacarpals
(bones of fingers or knuckles)
|
35%
|
|
|
High arched palate
|
35%
|
|
Reproductive
|
Primary gonadal failure
|
95%
|
|
|
Infertility
|
98%
|
|
|
Gonadoblastoma
|
3%
|
|
Neurological
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Spatio-visual
|
70-80%
|
|
|
Behavioral
|
70-80%
|
|
|
Sensorineural hearing loss
|
30%
|
|
Endocrine
|
|
35%
|
|
|
Carbohydrate intolerance
|
30-40%
|
|
Lymphatic (obstruction)
|
Webbed neck
|
25%
|
|
|
Low posterior hairline
|
40%
|
|
|
Swelling of hands and/or feet
|
20%
|
|
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A distinctive type of nail curvature
|
12%
|
|
Cardiovascular
|
Coarctation of the aorta
|
5%
|
|
|
|
15%
|
|
|
|
25-40%
|
|
Other embryogenic
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Structural abnormalities in kidney
|
35%
|
|
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Pigmented nevi
(colored spots on skin)
|
25%
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