Turner Syndrome

There are a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations associated with Turner syndrome that can involve anything from major heart defects to minor defects in tissue development. Some affected individuals only manifest a few clinical features, while others have many abnormalities consistent with the disorder. The majority of individuals with Turner syndrome have short stature and loss of ovarian function. Other disorders include learning difficulties, skeletal abnormalities (e.g., webbed neck, low posterior hair line), lymphedema (swelling of a part of the body due to an obstruction or deficiency of the lymphatic drainage system), heart and kidney abnormalities, infertility, obesity, formation of keloids (thick scars), and thyroid gland dysfunction (hypothyroidism).