What is Turner Syndrome (TS)?
Turner Syndrome (TS) was named after the endocrinologist Dr Henry Turner who first described the condition in 1938. Dr Turner reported a set of physical features that were shared among some of his female patients. It was later discovered that the condition is caused by a genetic defect that occurs only in girls. Most girls are born with two sex chromosomes, called X chromosomes. In girls born with TS one of the two X chromosomes is missing, incomplete or damaged.
