title: An early behavioral description of a person with Turner's syndrome.
abstract: A person with Turner's syndrome was described by Dr. Charles Pears in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, London, in 1805. The description included behavioral traits of mild temperament, absence of heterosexual interests, and concern about social stigmatization. These traits are the object of current behavior genetic studies of persons with Turner's syndrome.
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D049672:History, 19th Century; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology