Variant Klinefelter syndrome 47,X,i(X)(q10),Y and normal 46,XY karyotype in monozygotic adult twins

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 143, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 1906-1911

  Stemkens, D ^a   Broekmans, F J ^a   Kastrop, P M M ^a   Hochstenbach, R ^a   Smith, B G ^a   Giltay, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body height; Heterokaryotypic monozygosity; Infertility; Isochromosome Xq; Klinefelter syndrome

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME XQ; HUMAN; HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; INFERTILITY; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OLIGOASTHENOTERATOZOOSPERMIA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS SIZE;

ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DISEASES IN TWINS; HUMANS; ISOCHROMOSOMES; KARYOTYPING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34547632576     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31856     Document Type: Article

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