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Síndrome de Klinefelter - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Síndrome 47 X-X-Y

Definición:

Es la presencia de un cromosoma X extra en un hombre.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Los seres humanos tienen 46 cromosomas. Los cromosomas contienen todos los genes y el ADN, los pilares fundamentales del cuerpo. Los dos cromosomas sexuales determinan si uno se convierte en niño o en niña. Las mujeres normalmente tienen dos cromosomas sexuales XX, mientras que los hombres normalmente tienen un cromosoma X y un cromosoma Y.

El síndrome de Klinefelter es uno de un grupo de problemas de los cromosomas sexuales y ocurre en hombres que tienen al menos un cromosoma X extra. Por lo general, esto se presenta debido a un cromosoma X adicional. Esto se escribiría como XXY.

El síndrome de Klinefelter se presenta en aproximadamente uno de cada 500 a 1,000 varones recién nacidos. Las mujeres que resultan embarazadas después de los 35 años tienen una probabilidad ligeramente mayor de tener un niño con este síndrome que las mujeres más jóvenes.

  • Reviewed last on: 11/1/2010
  • Chad Haldeman-Englert, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section on Medical Genetics, Winston-Salem, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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