A new look at XXYY syndrome: Medical and psychological features

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 146, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1509-1522

  Tartaglia, Nicole ^a,h   Davis, Shanlee ^b   Hench, Alison ^b   Nimishakavi, Sheela ^b   Beauregard, Renee ^c   Reynolds, Ann ^a   Fenton, Laura ^d   Albrecht, Lindsey ^e   Ross, Judith ^f   Visootsak, Jeannie ^g   Hansen, Robin ^b,e   Hagerman, Randi ^b,e  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c XXYY Project   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Autism spectrum disorder; Klinefelter syndrome; Sex chromosome abnormality; Tremor; XXYY syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY HEIGHT; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINODACTYLY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CRYPTORCHISM; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTELORISM; HYPOGONADISM; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; KARYOTYPE 48,XXYY; KARYOTYPING; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROIMAGING; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; SYNOSTOSIS; TIC; TOOTH DISEASE; TREMOR; WHITE MATTER;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; SYNDROME;

EID: 44849133641     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32366     Document Type: Article

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