PRINTER'S NO. 303
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
24
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BLAKE, GREENLEAF, BREWSTER, DINNIMAN,
RESCHENTHALER, FONTANA, SCHWANK, TARTAGLIONE, SCAVELLO,
COSTA, BROWNE, MENSCH, McGARRIGLE, RAFFERTY, FARNESE, HUGHES,
AUMENT, BOSCOLA AND BARTOLOTTA, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of February 2017 as "Turner Syndrome
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Turner syndrome is a noninheritable chromosomal
disorder that affects 1 in 2,500 live female births worldwide;
and
WHEREAS, A complete cardiac screening is an important
diagnostic tool to ensure early diagnosis in girls and women;
and
WHEREAS, Risk for acute aortic dissection is increased by
more than a hundredfold in young and middle-aged women with
Turner syndrome; and
WHEREAS, Early diagnosis facilitates prevention or
remediation of growth failure, hearing problems and learning
difficulties; and
WHEREAS, Individuals with Turner syndrome have an increased
risk of a nonverbal learning disorder that can cause problems in
mathematics, visual-spatial skills, executive-function skills
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