Uterus, vagina, vulva present, the absence of menstruation. Testes, ovary absent or poorly developed. Cardiovascular problems, hearing impairment. The physical appearance of the female. Males are sterile. Small testes less production of testosterone. Undeveloped sex organs like seminal vesicles, penis, vas deferens. Mentally retarded. Feminine characteristics, such as enlarged breasts, feminine pitched voice. Long limbs. Patients are thinner and taller.
Physical appearance is the male. Treatment It is commonly treated with estrogen, growth hormones and replacement therapy.
Testosterone therapy and hormone therapy. This is also known as monosomy, XO or 45 2n-1 , here the set of chromosomes are found to be irregular in females. There is partly or completely missing of an X chromosome. These types of females are sterile infertile , lack menstruation, webbed neck, short stature and undeveloped reproductive organs. They may also suffer from cardiovascular disease and other hormonal problems.
In this condition, there is missing of one the sex chromosomes, and so instead of the total 46 chromosomes, the effected person has 45 only. This syndrome is due to chromosomal impairment; they are not inherited. Google Scholar. Sophia Q. Song, BA ; Sophia Q. Song, BA. Angela E. Lin, MD ; Angela E. Lin, MD. Cynthia M. Powell, MD ; Cynthia M. Powell, MD. Andrea L. Gropman, MD Andrea L.
Gropman, MD. Pediatr Rev 42 5 : — Cite Icon Cite. All rights reserved. You do not currently have access to this content. Comments Icon Comments 0. View full article. Mental retardation does not occur in this syndrome. The incidence of Klinefelter syndrome is 1 in live male births.
Both Klinefelter and Turner syndrome are chromosomal disorders. Since in both syndromes, the affected persons are transgender, so it is compulsive to know the differences between both syndromes. In the above article, we learned the clear differences between Klinefelter and Turner syndrome. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below.
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It is a condition of monosomy, in which one X chromosome is deleted from the normal pair of the sex chromosomes of the affected person, i. It is a condition of trisomy in which one extra chromosome is present in the sex chromosomal pair of the affected person, i.
Dysgenesis of the female gonads occurs, i. Hypogonadism of the male gonads occurs, i. The incidence is of one in newborn female babies.
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