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Triple X syndrome, also known by alternative names such as Trisomy X or Triplo X, is a disorder within chromosomes. Our bodies are composed of millions of cells and each cell contains 46 chromosomes inside of its nuclei, which acts as the "brain" for the individual cell. Of these chromosomes there are typically 2 sex chromosomes, if you are female you will have two X chromosomes, and if you are male you will have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. When someone is diagnosed as having Triple X syndrome they have three X chromosomes, thus making it a disorder which effects females only.
Triple X syndrome is caused during the formation of reproductive cells (eggs and sperm) in one of the parents which is then passed down to their daughter. Research has discovered little about this disorder. Many girls and women who have the disorder may have no signs or symptoms. Symptoms that may be expressed include and may vary from, increased spacing between eyes, tall stature, a small......

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