Klinefelter Syndrome

KLINEFELTER SYNDROME

• Klinefelter syndrome is caused when a male is born with an extra sex chromosome
• Klinefelter's is not inherited
• Klinefelter syndrome happens when an error is made while making an egg or sperm
• It can also happen after conception
• With most of the males they are born with an extra x chromosome

SYMPTOMS

• There are many different symptoms that vary with the age of the male
• Baby-weak muscles, have slow motor development, problems at birth, and ect.
• Boys and teens-taller the average, low energy levels, attention problems
• Men-infertility, decreased facial and body hair, taller stature
• Other symptoms include; delayed puberty, type 1 diabetes, and cancers

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• 1 in 500 chance that a male born will have it
• The diagnoses may not be recognized until later in life
• The risk goes up in older mothers
• It increases your risk of brest, bone, and blood cancer
• It increases your risk of autoimmune disorders

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• A study is now going on to see how klinelter affects the brain
• They are also studying to see how it affects the immune system
• Also doing a study on prenatal blood and DNA

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