"Klinefelter Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A form of male HYPOGONADISM, characterized by the presence of an extra X CHROMOSOME, small TESTES, seminiferous tubule dysgenesis, elevated levels of GONADOTROPINS, low serum TESTOSTERONE, underdeveloped secondary sex characteristics, and male infertility (INFERTILITY, MALE). Patients tend to have long legs and a slim, tall stature. GYNECOMASTIA is present in many of the patients. The classic form has the karyotype 47,XXY. Several karyotype variants include 48,XXYY; 48,XXXY; 49,XXXXY, and mosaic patterns ( 46,XY/47,XXY; 47,XXY/48,XXXY, etc.).
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D007713
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MeSH Number(s) |
C12.706.316.795.500 C13.351.875.253.795.500 C16.131.260.830.835.500 C16.131.939.316.795.500 C16.320.180.830.835.500 C19.391.119.795.500 C19.391.482.629
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Concept/Terms |
Klinefelter Syndrome- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Klinefelter Syndromes
- Syndrome, Klinefelter
- Syndromes, Klinefelter
- XXY Syndrome
- Syndrome, XXY
- Syndromes, XXY
- XXY Syndromes
- Klinefelter's Syndrome
- Klinefelters Syndrome
- Syndrome, Klinefelter's
Klinefelter Syndrome, Variants- Klinefelter Syndrome, Variants
- Klinefelter Syndromes, Variants
- Syndrome, Variants Klinefelter
- Syndromes, Variants Klinefelter
48,XXYY Syndrome- 48,XXYY Syndrome
- Xxyy Syndrome
- Syndrome, Xxyy
- Syndromes, Xxyy
- Xxyy Syndromes
XXY Trisomy- XXY Trisomy
- Trisomies, XXY
- Trisomy, XXY
- XXY Trisomies
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Klinefelter Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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X- vs. Y-chromosome influences on human behavior: a deep phenotypic comparison of psychopathology in XXY and XYY syndromes. J Neurodev Disord. 2024 Oct 03; 16(1):56.
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Resting-State Functional Connectivity and Psychopathology in Klinefelter Syndrome (47, XXY). Cereb Cortex. 2021 07 29; 31(9):4180-4190.
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Klinefelter's syndrome (47,XXY) is in excess among men with Sjögren's syndrome. Clin Immunol. 2016 07; 168:25-29.
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Klinefelter's syndrome (47,XXY) among men with systemic lupus erythematosus. Acta Paediatr. 2011 Jun; 100(6):819-23.
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Autoimmunity and Klinefelter's syndrome: when men have two X chromosomes. J Autoimmun. 2009 Aug; 33(1):31-4.
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Klinefelter's syndrome (47,XXY) in male systemic lupus erythematosus patients: support for the notion of a gene-dose effect from the X chromosome. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Aug; 58(8):2511-7.