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Turner’s Syndrome 

Before and after photos of repair of web neck in Turner's syndrome. Courtesy Wikimedia
Before and after photos of repair of web neck in Turner’s syndrome. Courtesy Wikimedia

What Is Turner Syndrome?

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]urner syndrome is a sex chromosome abnormality in females characterized by failure of the ovaries to respond to pituitary hormone stimulation as a consequence of having complete or partial absence of the two sex (X) chromosomes.

Q: How does Turner syndrome affect the body?

A: Immature ovaries result in amenorrhea, or failure to menstruate, because puberty does not occur.

Turner syndrome is associated with various abnormalities and adults have a reduced life expectancy, mainly related to structural abnormalities of the heart and aorta and an increased risk of atherosclerosis.1

What Is Turner Syndrome In Celiac Disease and/or Gluten Sensitivity?

Sources:
  1. Freriks K, Timmermans J, Beerendonk CC, Verhaak CM, Netea-Maier RT, Otten BJ, Braat DD, Smeets DF, Kunst DH, Hermus AR, Timmers HJ. Standardized multidisciplinary evaluation yields significant previously undiagnosed morbidity in adult women with Turner syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Sep;96(9):E1517-26. doi: 10.1210/jc.2011-0346. [↩]

Down Syndrome

Cild With Down Syndrom
Child With Down Syndrome.

What Is Down Syndrome?

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]own Syndrome is a congenital disorder (present at birth) characterized by consequence of having an extra chromosome 21 or 22.  Down syndrome is typically caused by what is called nondisjunction.

Q: What is nondisjunction?

A: Nondisjunction happens when a pair of chromosomes fails to separate during egg (or sperm) formation. When that egg unites with a normal sperm to form an embryo, that embryo ends up with three copies of chromosome 21 instead of the normal two. The extra chromosome is then copied in every cell of the baby’s body.1

What Is Down Syndrome In Celiac Disease and/or Gluten Sensitivity?

Sources:
  1. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/down/ [↩]