Criminality and antisocial behaviour in unselected men with sex chromosome abnormalities.

doi:10.1017/s0033291799008594

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Criminality and antisocial behaviour in unselected men with sex chromosome abnormalities.

Psychological medicine - 1 Jul 1999

Götz M J, Johnstone E C, Ratcliffe S G

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BACKGROUND: Previous studies on male patients with sex chromosome abnormalities (SCA), namely XYY and XXY, suggest that such patients commit criminal acts more frequently than expected. Most of these studies are affected by ascertainment bias. METHODS: Using a population-based sample of men with SCA, identified by screening 34380 infants at birth between 1967 and 1979, comparison between 16 XYY men, 13 XXY men...

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Adolescent
Adult
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Crime
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Male
Risk Factors
Scotland
Sex Chromosome Aberrations
X Chromosome
XYY Karyotype
Y Chromosome

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PMID: 10473322
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291799008594

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