What Is Turner Syndrome?
9. Who’s At Risk
The underlying causes of Turner syndrome are completely random. Even the healthiest of parents can have a child with the disorder, and it also does not appear to run in the family. The condition can also come from the father’s chromosomes just as easily as it can from the mother’s.
That the causes are completely random also means there is no way to prevent it. Thankfully, however, the condition is fairly rare, affecting 1 person in between 2,000 and 5,000 births of girls. This is partly because around 99% of fetuses with the condition will miscarriage in the first trimester.
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