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XXY mice exhibit gonadal and behavioral phenotypes similar to Klinefelter syndrome.
Endocrinology - 1 Sept 2005
Lue Yanhe, Jentsch J David, Wang Christina, Rao P Nagesh, Hikim Amiya P Sinha, Salameh Wael, Swerdloff Ronald S
Abstract excerpt
Klinefelter syndrome (XXY males) is the most common sex chromosome aneuploidy. XXY mice were generated by using a four-generation breeding scheme that involves the use of a structurally rearranged Y chromosome, Y*, yielding approximately 50% of the live-born male offspring in the fourth generation with a XXY karyotype. Adult XXY mice have small testes, decreased plasma T levels, and elevated plasma FSH levels....
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