Question

What is the difference between turner syndrome and mosaic turner syndrome?

Answer 1

Turner syndrome:

It is a female-only condition that occurs when one of the X chromosomes (sex chromosomes) is absent or partially missing.

Mosaic Turner syndrome:

1. It is a condition in which the chromosomal packages of cells within the same individual vary.
2. Mosaic Turner syndrome has the ability to impact any cell in the body.

Difference between Turner Syndrome and Mosaic Turner Syndrome:

Turner syndrome	Mosaic Turner syndrome
1. The absence of one of the sex chromosomes, an X chromosome, from every cell in the female body.	1. The absence of one of the sex chromosomes, an X chromosome, from some but not all of the female body's cells.
2. This condition affects all of the body's cells.	2. This condition affects only some of the body's cells.
3. This syndrome's genotype will be 45, X.	3. Mosaic Turner Syndrome patients have genotypes such as 45, X/46, XX.
4. Turner syndrome is more serious than Mosaic Turner syndrome.	4. Mosaic Turner syndrome is less severe than Turner syndrome.
5. The disorder is always diagnosed using RT-PCR and other molecular methods.	5. Nothing can detect Mosaic Turner syndrome, therefore it can only be diagnosed once the kid has grown to the appropriate age.
6. Turner syndrome can result in a dissecting aortic aneurysm, renal disease, heart disease, and other problems.	6. Mosaic Turner syndrome significantly increases the risk of developing a gonadal tumor, commonly known as a gonadoblastoma.