Clinical and behavioural profile of a rare variant of Klinefelter syndrome-48, XXXY

Indian J Pediatr. 2010 Apr;77(4):447-9. doi: 10.1007/s12098-009-0288-6. Epub 2010 Jan 20.

Abstract

Klinefelter's syndrome is a sex chromosomal aneuploidy caused by an addition of X chromosome in males (47,XXY).Variants of this syndrome with X and Y polygamy are of rare occurrence. Here we describe a rare case of 48, XXXY Klinefelter's variant from South India with a reported incidence of 1 per 17,000 to 1 per 50,000 male births. The presence of an extra X chromosome/s in these individuals has a great impact on the physical and cognitive functions, which could be attributed to gene dosage effects and genes involved in neurogenic development.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aneuploidy*
  • Child
  • Developmental Disabilities / complications
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
  • Klinefelter Syndrome / complications
  • Klinefelter Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Klinefelter Syndrome / genetics*
  • Male