<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We report on a 25-year-old man who was referred for evaluation of possible Fragile X syndrome on the basis of mild mental retardation and malformation of his hands and toe nails. He was found not to have this syndrome but to have a 47, XYY karyotype. Only one other case of XYY syndrome with prognathism and malformation of hands has been reported.</p></abstract>

We report on a 25-year-old man who was referred for evaluation of possible Fragile X syndrome on the basis of mild mental retardation and malformation of his hands and toe nails. He was found not to have this syndrome but to have a 47, XYY karyotype. Only one other case of XYY syndrome with prognathism and malformation of hands has been reported.

XYY Karyotype in a Mentally Retarded Man with Prognathism and Malformation of His Hands and Toe Nails

Tehran Medical Genetic Laboratory, Tehran, Iran

Clinical Genetic Department, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics

We report on a 25-year-old man who was referred for evaluation of possible Fragile X syndrome on the basis of mild mental retardation and malformation of his...

XYY Karyotype in a Mentally Retarded Man with Prognathism and Malformation of His Hands and Toe Nails

Published Online: Jan 20, 2011

Page range: 71 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10034-010-0030-8

Keywords
Fragile X syndrome (FXS), Mental retardation, Karyotype

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XYY Karyotype in a Mentally Retarded Man with Prognathism and Malformation of His Hands and Toe Nails

Published Online: Jan 20, 2011

Page range: 71 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10034-010-0030-8

KeywordsFragile X syndrome (FXS), Mental retardation, Karyotype

This content is open access.

Keywords
Fragile X syndrome (FXS), Mental retardation, Karyotype