House
Resolution
9
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
9
BY
JORGENSEN
,
HANUSA
,
DAWSON
,
and
HALL
A
Resolution
recognizing
February
2015
as
Turner
1
Syndrome
Awareness
Month.
2
WHEREAS,
Turner
Syndrome
(TS)
is
a
chromosomal
3
condition
that
occurs
when
one
of
the
two
X
chromosomes
4
normally
found
in
females
is
missing
or
contains
5
structural
defects;
and
6
WHEREAS,
currently
no
cause
is
known
for
TS;
and
7
WHEREAS,
over
70,000
women
and
girls
are
living
with
8
TS
in
the
United
States;
and
9
WHEREAS,
characteristics
of
TS
may
include
10
congenital
heart
disease,
osteoporosis,
type
11
II
diabetes,
obesity,
and
nonverbal
learning
12
disabilities;
and
13
WHEREAS,
increased
awareness
of
TS
among
health
care
14
professionals
and
the
general
public
will
help
promote
15
early
diagnosis,
encourage
affected
women
and
girls
to
16
seek
treatment
and
to
utilize
support
groups,
and
raise
17
support
for
organizations
dedicated
to
improving
the
18
lives
of
those
with
this
condition;
NOW
THEREFORE,
19
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
20
the
House
of
Representatives
recognizes
the
month
of
21
February
2015
as
Turner
Syndrome
Awareness
Month
and
22
invites
the
citizens
of
Iowa
to
educate
themselves
and
23
others
with
regard
to
the
diagnosis,
treatment,
and
24
support
of
those
women
and
girls
affected
by
Turner
25
Syndrome.
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