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48,XYYY syndrome
Disease definition
A rare Y chromosome number anomaly that affects only males and is characterized by mild-moderate developmental delay (especially speech), normal to mild intellectual disability, large, irregular teeth with poor enamel, tall stature and acne. Radioulnar synostosis and clinodactyly have also been associated. Boys generally present normal genitalia, while hypogonadism and infertility is frequently reported in adult males.
ORPHA:99329
Classification level: Disorder- Synonym(s): -
- Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000
- Inheritance: -
- Age of onset: Antenatal, Neonatal, Infancy
- ICD-10: Q98.8
- OMIM: -
- UMLS: C4518082
- MeSH: -
- GARD: 11985
- MedDRA: -
A summary on this disease is available in Deutsch (2017) Español (2017) Français (2017) Italiano (2017) Nederlands (2017)
Detailed information
General public
- Article for general public
- English (2005, pdf) - Unique
- Georgian (2005, pdf) - Unique
Guidelines
- Clinical practice guidelines
- Français (2022) - PNDS


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