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47,XXY Klinefelter syndrome: clinical characteristics and age-specific recommendations for medical management.
American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics - 15 Feb 2013
Aksglaede Lise, Link Katarina, Giwercman Aleksander, Jørgensen Niels, Skakkebaek Niels E, Juul Anders
Abstract excerpt
47,XXY (Klinefelter syndrome) is the most frequent sex chromosomal disorder and affects approximately one in 660 newborn boys. The syndrome is characterized by varying degrees of cognitive, social, behavioral, and learning difficulties and in adulthood additionally primary testicular failure with small testes, hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, tall stature, and eunuchoid body proportions. The phenotype is variable...
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