Turner Syndrome - 45, XO affecting females. Afflicted girls exhibit some or all of the following symptoms. Boys suffering this disorder differ from the Turner Syndrome girls in that they have normal sexual genotypes. Other symptoms are similar including a high risk of malignant hyperthermia if anaesthetics are used. This is a chromosomal abnormality.
Afflicted children are hypotonic and intellectually impaired.
They develop a 'floppy' appearance and gait and tend towards obesity. This is an x-linked recessive disorder of copper transport. It affects bone growth and causes an unusual crinkly hair condition. This disorder is characterised by progressive impairment and stereotaxic abnormal hand movements. It does not manifest until a child is 6 to 18 months of age at which stage they exhibit symptoms similar to cerebral palsy.