Su di un Caso con Cariotipo XYY Emopatia Mediterranea ed Ipogammaglobulinemia

Abstract

SummaryThe case of a 13-year-old boy with Mediterranean disease, hypogammaglobulinemia and XYY sex-chromosome constitution is presented. The somatic cells contained 47 chromosomes. No chromosomal abnormalities were found in the parents and in the brother. The findings are discussed in relation to the previously reported cases of XYY males.