The Móstoles City Council will illuminate the council façade and the statue of Andrés Torrejón in the Plaza del Pradillo in fuchsia tonight to mark World Turner Syndrome Day, celebrated every August 28.
The façade of the Móstoles City Council and the statue of Andrés Torrejón, in the Plaza del Pradillo, will shine in fuchsia tonight to commemorate World Turner Syndrome Day, which takes place every August 28.
This gesture, initiated by the council, joins the campaign of the Spanish Turner Federation (FESTURNER) to raise awareness of a genetic disorder that affects one in every 2,500 newborn girls.
Turner syndrome is a chromosomal anomaly that causes the partial or total loss of one of the two X chromosomes during fetal development. It only affects females.
Common symptoms include short stature from childhood, a short neck with folds, lack of development during puberty, absence of menstruation, lower ears or hairline at the nape, swollen hands and feet in newborns, and heart and kidney problems.
The name of the disease honours Dr. Henry Turner, who in 1938 described the characteristic clinical features after observing seven girls and confirming that all the signs formed a single entity.
With this illumination, Móstoles joins other municipalities and entities that participate in this initiative each year to remind patients and their families of the importance of early diagnosis and healthcare support.
Those who wish to see it can approach the Plaza del Pradillo throughout the night, when the façade and the sculpture will remain illuminated in fuchsia.
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