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XYY Syndrome
XYY
Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which affects males due to an extra Y chromosome.
Healthy males have 46 chromosomes including one X and one Y chromosome. Men
with XYY syndrome have 47 chromosomes, two of which are Y chromosomes. It
is not known why the extra Y chromosome occurs. The disorder is present at
birth and is estimated to occur in one out of every one thousand live births.
In very rare instances, the syndrome has been passed from father to son, but
in most cases heredity cannot be established.
The characteristics of
XYY syndrome are often very subtle and
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