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By Mayo Clinic staffThe loss or alteration of the X chromosome takes place spontaneously. Therefore, it's unlikely that parents of one child with Turner syndrome will have another child with the disorder.
References
- Learning about Turner syndrome. National Human Genome Research Institute. http://www.genome.gov/19519119. Accessed June 28, 2009.
- Hjerrild BE, et al. Turner syndrome and clinical treatment. British Medical Bulletin. 2008;86:77.
- Turner syndrome. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. http://turners.nichd.nih.gov/clinical.html. Accessed June 28, 2009.
- Bondy CA. Care of girls and women with Turner syndrome: A guideline of the Turner Syndrome Study Group. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2007;92:10.
- Loscalzo ML. Turner syndrome. Pediatrics in Review. 2008;29:219.
- Morgan T. Turner syndrome: Diagnosis and management. American Family Physician. 2007;76:405.
