Rare XXY/XX mosaicism in a phenotypic male with Klinefelter syndrome: case report

European Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 331-337

  Velissariou, V ^a   Christopoulou, S ^a   Karadimas, C ^a   Pihos, I ^a   Kanaka Gantenbein, C ^b   Kapranos, N ^c   Kallipolitis, G ^b   Hatzaki, A ^a  

^a Mitera Children's Hospital   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Alexandra Hospital ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Klinefelter syndrome; Sex chromosome non disjunction; XXY XX mosaicism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL LINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INHERITANCE; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KARYOTYPE 47,XXY; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEX CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; SKIN FIBROBLAST; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS ATROPHY; TISSUE CULTURE; X CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; HUMANS; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; MOSAICISM; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 33745713013     PISSN: 17697212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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