A Rare Double Aneuploidy Case (Down-Klinefelter)

J Pediatr Genet. 2017 Dec;6(4):241-243. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1604098. Epub 2017 Jul 6.

Abstract

Down's syndrome has its own dysmorphic findings and is accompanied by mental retardation and hypotonia. Klinefelter's syndrome is a syndrome caused by a numerical abnormality that affects male physical and cognitive development. This case reports a unique finding of 48,XXY, + 21 and a current literature review. A 4-month-old male patient presented with typical clinical features of Down's syndrome with hypothyroidism, atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, and patent ductus arteriosus without any phenotypic signs of Klinefelter's syndrome.

Keywords: aneuploidy; chromosome; syndrome.

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