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Klinefelter's syndrome (47,XXY)
47, XXY Affects approximately one in every 660 men who begin normal male and become infertile. Features: tall, mental dullness, narrow shoulders, broad hips, sparse body hair, gynecomastia, small testicles, androgen deficiency, azoospermia, behaviour problems and decreased verbal intelligence.
The syndrome was named after Dr. Harry Klinefelter, an endocrinologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, who first described it in 1942.
Reference
Klinefelter HF. (1986). Klinefelter's syndrome: historical background and development. South. Med. J. , 79, 1089-93. PMID: 3529433
Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 18) Embryology Klinefelter syndrome karyotype.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Klinefelter_syndrome_karyotype.jpg
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