Research Into Turners Syndrome

Question 1

What did Brown et al perform?

Answer 1

MRI scans on 26 girls with TS and 26 gender and age matched non TS girls - found girls with TS had smaller posterior cerebral brain areas

Question 2

What did quigley et al do?

Answer 2

Gave 123 girls with TS either oestrogen or a placebo aged 5-12
No differences in physical development between 2 groups before 8.5 years, but between 8.5 and 12 years those with oestrogen had better breast development compared with non-TS girls

Question 3

Why is research therapies justified?

Answer 3

As they improve quality of life of sufferers