Article
A possible behavioural and cognitive phenotype for the 47,XYY karyotype in a pre-pubertal child.
Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists - 1 Feb 2007
Davey Chris, Vance Alasdair
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the case of a 9-year-old boy with 47,XYY genotype and possible behavioural phenotype involving 'internalizing' and 'externalizing' symptoms and cognitive phenotype of deficient spatial memory. CONCLUSIONS: Longitudinal study of 47,XYY cases recognized prenatally are needed to confirm the preliminary findings described in this report.
Topics
- Child
- Child Behavior Disorders
- Cognition Disorders
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Memory Disorders
- Neuropsychological Tests
- Phenotype
- Severity of Illness Index
- XYY Karyotype
