Turners syndrome and possible cure - Online Doctor Chats
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Doctor : hi
User : i want to ask few questions bout turners syndrome
Doctor : k
User : im doing a paper on the topic and i have a little sister that has the syndrome
Doctor : For Health purposes please provide your Age, Gender, Location, Occupation, Marital status, Height and Weight, Waist Circumfrence.
Doctor : ok
User : does it always affect girls
Doctor : yes
User : 19,f,va,retail,single,5'11,250,38''
Doctor : AAAAAAA syndrome is a genetic condition in which a female does not have the usual pair of two X chromosomes
Doctor : normally humans have 46 chromosomes
User : yes i've read that much
Doctor : two of these chromosomes, the sex chromosomes, determine if you become a boy or a girl
User : i wanted to know if it there are any studies about finding a cure
Doctor : Females normally have two of the same sex chromosomes, written as XX and Males have an X and a Y chromosome
User : and what is the main differnece between turners and down
Doctor : since this is genetic abnormality
Doctor : still research is going on to find cure
User : is it impossible for a boy to have turners
Doctor : it affects girls
User : have there ever been any cases where it did affect a male?
Doctor : males have Klinefelter syndrome
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