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XYY syndrome, also known as Jacobs syndrome, is an aneuploid genetic condition in which a male has an extra Y chromosome. There are usually few symptoms. [2] These may include being taller than average and an increased risk of learning disabilities .
May 1, 2015 · Since the discovery of the XYY trisomy, this syndrome has been associated with criminal and deviant behavior. The high frequency of XYY men among criminals has been claimed to be the outcome of a number of factors; three of these, in particular, aggressiveness, tallness, and low intelligence, have been the subjects of extensive studies.
- Laura Re, Jutta M. Birkhoff
- 2015
IN 1965, Jacobs et al. published their preliminary findings of a chromosome survey conducted at a maximum security hospital, The State Hospital, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1. The most remarkable ...
- W H Price, P B Whatmore
- 1967
Dec 6, 2012 · Many people asserted that not only did XYY men commonly have violent criminal tendencies — the biochemist Mary Telfer characterized them as “perhaps too highly sexually motivated” — but that such males could be diagnosed by physical and mental traits, which included tall stature, long limbs, facial acne, mild mental retardation, and ...
Feb 22, 2012 · To investigate the criminal pattern in men between 15 and 70 years of age diagnosed with 47,XXY (Klinefelter's syndrome (KS)) or 47,XYY compared to the general population.
- Kirstine Stochholm, Anders Bojesen, Anne Skakkebæk Jensen, Svend Juul, Claus Højbjerg Gravholt
- 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000650
- 2012
- BMJ Open. 2012; 2(1): e000650.
Jun 7, 2017 · Males with XYY syndrome have 47 chromosomes because of the extra Y chromosome. This condition is also sometimes called Jacob’s syndrome, XYY karyotype, or YY syndrome.
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Feb 13, 2023 · Also known as Jacobs syndrome, XYY karyotype, or YY syndrome, it is a rare genetic condition that occurs when a male is born with an extra Y chromosome.
