Sex chromosome anomalies

Sex chromosome anomalies belong to a group of genetic conditions that are caused or affected by the loss, damage or addition of one or both sex chromosomes (also called gonosomes).

In humans this may refer to:

Anomaly Frequency
45, X, also known as Turner syndrome 1 in 2,000-5,000 (female)[1]
45,X/46,XY mosaicism, also known as X0/XY mosaicism and mixed gonadal dysgenesis 1 in 15,000[2]
46, XX/XY
47, XXX, also known as trisomy X or triple X syndrome 1 in 1,000 (female)[1]
47, XXY, also known as Klinefelter syndrome 1 in 500-1,000[3]
47, XYY, also known as Jacobs syndrome 1 in 1,000 (male)[4]
48, XXXX, also known as tetrasomy X 1 in 50,000 (female)[5]
48, XXXY 1 in 50,000[6]
48, XXYY 1 in 18,000-40,000 (male)[7]
48, XYYY 12 recorded cases (male)[8]
49, XXXXY 1 in 85,000-100,000 (male)[9]
49, XYYYY 7 recorded cases (male)[10]
49, XXXXX, also known as pentasomy X 1 in 85,000-250,000[11][5]
46, XX gonadal dysgenesis
46, XY gonadal dysgenesis, also known as Swyer syndrome 1 in 100,000[12]
46, XX male syndrome, also known as de la Chapelle syndrome 1 in 20,000[13]

In this list, the karyotype is summarized by the number of chromosomes, followed by the sex chromosomes present in each cell. (In the second and third cases the karyotype varies from cell to cell, while in the last three cases, the genotype is normal but the phenotype is not.)

References

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  2. Lindhardt Johansen, Marie; Hagen, Casper P.; Rajpert-De Meyts, Ewa; Kjærgaard, Susanne; Petersen, Bodil L.; Skakkebæk, Niels E.; Main, Katharina M.; Juul, Anders (2012-08-01). "45,X/46,XY Mosaicism: Phenotypic Characteristics, Growth, and Reproductive Function—A Retrospective Longitudinal Study". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 97 (8): E1540 – E1549. doi:10.1210/jc.2012-1388. ISSN 0021-972X. PMID 22605431.
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  10. Demily, Caroline; Poisson, Alice; Peyroux, Elodie; Gatellier, Valérie; Nicolas, Alain; Rigard, Caroline; Schluth-Bolard, Caroline; Sanlaville, Damien; Rossi, Massimiliano (2017-01-31). "Autism spectrum disorder associated with 49,XYYYY: case report and review of the literature". BMC Medical Genetics. 18 (1): 9. doi:10.1186/s12881-017-0371-1. ISSN 1471-2350. PMC 5282903. PMID 28137251.
  11. Moraes, Lucia M.; Cardoso, Leila CA; Moura, Vera LS; Moreira, Miguel AM; Menezes, Albert N.; Llerena, Juan C.; Seuánez, Héctor N. (2009-10-07). "Detailed analysis of X chromosome inactivation in a 49,XXXXX pentasomy". Molecular Cytogenetics. 2 (1): 20. doi:10.1186/1755-8166-2-20. ISSN 1755-8166. PMC 2766382. PMID 19811657.
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  13. de la Chapelle, Albert (1981-08-01). "The etiology of maleness in XX men". Human Genetics. 58 (1): 105–116. doi:10.1007/BF00284157. ISSN 1432-1203. PMID 6945286.