"You either have XX or XY chromosomes," Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., wrote Feb. 20 on X. "Those are the options." Most commonly, a person is born with two X chromosomes (female) or an X and a Y (male).

GH is a naturally-occurring hormone produced by the pituitary gland in the brain. It plays a key role in growth, bone ...

Turner Syndrome (TS) is a rare genetic condition that affects approximately 1 in every 2,500 female births worldwide. While it might not be widely known, its impact on those who have it can be ...

From Turner syndrome to muscular dystrophy, Dr. Kadam explains the importance of awareness and testing. What are the most common genetic diseases that affect women? Genetic diseases affect both ...

A recent Trump executive order defines sex based on gamete size. But the order oversimplifies genetics, hormones and reproductive biology.

“It affects one in 100,000 people, and professional sportspeople even less” – Chris Tremain, on his Parsonage-Turner Syndrome diagnosis "And that was when we started to have some pretty ...

(A condition in which there is an absence of a sex chromosome in the egg or the sperm may result in conditions such as Turner syndrome, a "monosomy" which has the arrangement 45, XO ...

Analyst Sami Corwin sees the limited expansion of Voxzogo's market until 2030–2031, when potential approvals for idiopathic short stature, Noonan syndrome, Turner syndrome, and SHOX deficiency ...