Примеры употребления для Turner syndrome
1. If specific tests for Turner syndrome have not been developed, they could select male embryos only to implant as boys are unaffected by the condition.
2. Natural conception only occurs in between two and five per cent of patients with Turner syndrome and there is a high risk of miscarriage.
3. Flavie has Turner syndrome, a genetic condition that affects one in 2,000 girls and usually means they also suffer from growth problems, heart defects, certain facial and physical abnormalities, ear and urinary infections and a higher risk of diabetes.
4. Professor Tan said it was likely Flavie and her future partner would have the eggs fertilised by IVF and then have tests to ensure the embryos were free of Turner syndrome before they were implanted.
5. Arlene Smyth, executive officer of the Turner Syndrome Support Society in the UK, said: "I think it is a wonderful development...but without dealing with the moral and legal implications it might lead to greater stress." A spokeswoman for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority said the process would be difficult in Britain because eggs are usually only allowed to be stored for a maximum of five years.