Basic Summary for Turner Syndrome

Main name of condition: Turner Syndrome
Other names or spellings: XO syndrome, monosomy X

What is Turner Syndrome?
  Brief description of Turner Syndrome: Rare chromosome syndrome with one X but no second X or Y chromosome.
  Parent types of Turner Syndrome: Sex chromosome conditions, Intersex conditions, X Chromosome Disorders
  Organs Affected by Turner Syndrome: chromosome, x chromosome, sex chromosomes

How many people get Turner Syndrome?
Prevalance of Turner Syndrome: 1-in-5000
Prevalance Rate of Turner Syndrome: approx 1 in 5,000 or 0.02% or 54,400 people in USA [about data]

How serious is Turner Syndrome?
Complications of Turner Syndrome: see complications of Turner Syndrome

What causes Turner Syndrome?
Cause of Turner Syndrome: XO chromosome pattern - one X but no second X or Y chromosome. Normally women are XX and men are XY.
Class of Condition for Turner Syndrome: genetic sex chromosomal

What are the symptoms of Turner Syndrome?
Symptoms of Turner Syndrome: see symptoms of Turner Syndrome

Can anyone else get Turner Syndrome?
Inheritance of genetic conditions: see details in inheritance of genetic diseases.

How is it treated?
Treatments for Turner Syndrome: see treatments for Turner Syndrome

Society issues for Turner Syndrome
Hospitalization statistics for Turner Syndrome: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Turner Syndrome:

0.001% (102) of hospital consultant episodes were for Turner’s syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
96% of hospital consultant episodes for Turner’s syndrome required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for Turner’s syndrome were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
96% of hospital consultant episodes for Turner’s syndrome were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
18% of hospital consultant episodes for Turner’s syndrome required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for Turner’s syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for Turner’s syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
10 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for Turner’s syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
31% of hospital consultant episodes for Turner’s syndrome occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for Turner’s syndrome occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
40% of hospital consultant episodes for Turner’s syndrome were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0003% (174) of hospital bed days were for Turner’s syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Last revision: June 23, 2003

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