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Extractions: Principal Investigator The Child Psychiatry Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health is conducting a study of the effects of sex chromosomes on brain development. This study hopes to determine whether brain-imaging studies of children with sex chromosome variations will help uncover core biological features of these chromosomal conditions. Male volunteers aged 5-25 with any sex chromosome variation (XXY, XYY, XXYY, XXXY, XXXXY) are needed to participate in this study. Participation involves coming to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland (just outside of Washington D.C.) for a one-day visit, which will include: We also ask that the child and parents return 2 years after the first visit for a follow-up MRI.
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Extractions: Advertisement Dateline: 06/26/99 Doctors are trying to get away from calling this a "syndrome". Klinefelter Syndrome or XXY Male is a common genetic abnormality. There are few clinical manifestations and a person may live for-years-or-forever without anyone knowing he has it. In this condition the patient looks male but the sex chromosome make up is XXY instead of XY. (There are also other, less common, chromosomal variations.) Klinefelters is occasionally diagnosed prenatally when cells are analyzed for chromosome abnormalities during pregnancy (through amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling). Sometimes the diagnosis is made during puberty because of the noticeable and potentially embarrassing physical signs which include enlarged breasts, little body hair and extra height. Testes are small and there is a tendency toward androgen deficiency. Affected males are usually sterile. The benefit of knowing early that a baby or child has Klinefelters is that parents can be alert for signals that a child may need medical or developmental intervention. Most symptoms are treatable and early intervention can prevent developmental and educational difficulties.
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Extractions: Definition Klinefelter syndrome is a chromosome disorder in males. People with this condition are born with at least one extra X chromosome. Description Klinefelter syndrome is a condition where one or more extra X-chromosomes are present in a male. Boys with this condition appear normal at birth. They enter puberty normally, but by mid puberty have low levels of testosterone causing small testicles and the inability to make sperm. Affected males may also have learning disabilities and behavior problems such as shyness and immaturity and at an increased risk for certain other health problems. Klinefelter syndrome is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities. About 1 in every 500 to 800 males is born with this disorder. Approximately 3% of the infertile male population have Klinefelter syndrome. Causes and symptoms Chromosomes are found in the cells in the body. Chromosomes contain genes, structures that tell the body how to grow and develop. Chromosomes are responsible for passing on hereditary traits from parents to child. Chromosomes also determine whether the child will be male or female. Normally, a person has a total of 46 chromosomes in each cell, two of which are responsible for determining that individual's sex. These two sex chromosomes are called X and Y. The combination of these two types of chromosomes determines the sex of a child. Females have two X chromosomes (the XX combination); males have one X and one Y chromosome (the XY combination).
Extractions: 1Up Health Klinefelter syndrome Alternative Medicine Clinical Trials ... Health Topics A-Z Search 1Up Health Klinefelter syndrome Information Klinefelter syndrome Causes, Incidence, and Risk Factors Alternative names : 47 X-X-Y syndrome Definition : A chromosome abnormality that affects only men and causes hypogonadism Klinefelter syndrome is caused by an extra X chromosome and affects only males. An infant appears normal at birth, but the defect usually becomes apparent in puberty when secondary sexual characteristics fail or are late to develop, and testicular changes occur that eventually result in infertility in the majority of those affected. Some mild cases may go undetected with no abnormalities present except infertility. Increased maternal age is a risk factor. It is usually a sporadic event, not inherited, that leads to the extra X chromosome.
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Extractions: Home ... What Can Our Chromosomes Tell Us? Klinefelter Syndrome Klinefelter Syndrome occurs in 1 in 500 to 1 in 1000 live births. People with this disorder develop as males with subtle characteristics that become apparent during puberty. They are often tall and usually do not develop secondary sex characteristics such as facial hair, or underarm and pubic hair. Men and boys with Klinefelter Syndrome have a Y chromosome and 2 X chromosomes. This is an example of trisomy Where does the extra chromosome come from? In about half of Kleinfelter cases, the extra X chromosome is from the mother's egg, while in the other half of cases the extra chromosome is from the father's sperm.
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Extractions: Resources Klinefelter syndrome is a chromosome disorder in males. People with this condition are born with at least one extra X chromosome. Klinefelter syndrome is a condition where one or more extra X-chromosomes are present in a male. Boys with this condition appear normal at birth. They enter puberty normally, but by mid puberty have low levels of testosterone causing small testicles and the inability to make sperm. Affected males may also have learning disabilities and behavior problems such as shyness and immaturity and at an increased risk for certain other health problems. Klinefelter syndrome is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities. About 1 in every 500 to 800 males is born with this disorder. Approximately 3% of the infertile male population have Klinefelter syndrome. Chromosomes are found in the cells in the body. Chromosomes contain genes, structures that tell the body how to grow and develop. Chromosomes are responsible for passing on hereditary traits from parents to child. Chromosomes also determine whether the child will be male or female. Normally, a person has a total of 46 chromosomes in each cell, two of which are responsible for determining that individual's sex. These two sex chromosomes are called X and Y. The combination of these two types of chromosomes determines the sex of a child. Females have two X chromosomes (the XX combination); males have one X and one Y chromosome (the XY combination).
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Extractions: Klinefelter syndrome is the name given to a condition in which there is a characteristic group of symptoms including the tendency to develop breasts, sparse facial hair, and an inability to produce sperm. The condition only affects boys. An additional X chromosome is found in the cells of these affected boys, giving them two X chromosomes instead of the usual one. Klinefelter syndrome is the result of a mistake in cell division either at the time of conception or soon after. Males usually have one X chromosome which they receive from their mother and a Y chromosome which they receive from their father. These are called the sex chromosomes. They also have 22 pairs of autosomes (chromosomes which are not sex chromosomes), one of each pair from mother and the other from father. Therefore, there are 46 chromosomes altogether in every cell of the body and this is written as 46,XY.
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Extractions: Causes, incidence, and risk factors: Klinefelter syndrome is caused by an extra X chromosome and affects only males. An infant appears normal at birth, but the defect usually becomes apparent in puberty when secondary sexual characteristics fail or are late to develop, and testicular changes occur that eventually result in infertility in the majority of those affected. Some mild cases may go undetected with no abnormalities present except infertility. Increased maternal age is a risk factor. It is usually a sporadic event, not inherited, that leads to the extra X chromosome.
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Diseases And Conditions -- Discovery Health -- Klinefelter Syndrome klinefelter syndrome is a genetic disorder that occurs in males who have threeor more sex chromosomes. klinefelter syndrome affects only males. http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/1600.html
Extractions: Klinefelter syndrome By Ronald J. Jorgenson, DDS, PhD, FACMG Klinefelter syndrome is a genetic disorder that occurs in males who have three or more sex chromosomes. At least two of the chromosomes must be X chromosomes, and one must be a Y chromosome. The condition causes males to have some female-like physical features. What is going on in the body? Klinefelter syndrome affects only males. The presence of the Y chromosome assures that male sexual features will be present. Because males with Klinefelter syndrome don't have the normal number of chromosomes, the body's natural balance is upset. The upset in balance leads to: underdevelopment of the testicles, a condition called hypogonadism , which usually leads to infertility a taller-than-average height and a feminine body build Klinefelter syndrome usually does not cause mental retardation , but affected males test slightly lower than their brothers and sisters on IQ testing. They also may have problems talking and hearing. What are the signs and symptoms of the condition? A person with this condition may: be tall have small testicles have a female-like body build, including breasts
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Extractions: Klinefelter syndrome is a condition where one or more extra X-chromosomes are present in a male. Boys with this condition appear normal at birth. They enter puberty normally, but by mid puberty have low levels of testosterone causing small testicles and the inability to make sperm. Affected males may also have learning disabilities and behavior problems such as shyness and immaturity and at an increased risk for certain other health problems. Klinefelter syndrome is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities. About 1 in every 500 to 800 males is born with this disorder. Approximately 3% of the infertile male population have Klinefelter syndrome. Causes and symptoms Chromosomes are found in the cells in the body. Chromosomes contain genes, structures that tell the body how to grow and develop. Chromosomes are responsible for passing on hereditary traits from parents to child. Chromosomes also determine whether the child will be male or female. Normally, a person has a total of 46 chromosomes in each cell, two of which are responsible for determining that individual's sex. These two sex chromosomes are called X and Y. The combination of these two types of chromosomes determines the sex of a child. Females have two X chromosomes (the XX combination); males have one X and one Y chromosome (the XY combination).
