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ea0016oc5.9 | Reproduction | ECE2008

Cognitive disabilities in the novel object task of male mice carrying a supernumerary X chromosome (41, XX*Y)

Wistuba Joachim , Damm Oliver , Luetjens C Marc , Simoni Manuela , Nieschlag Eberhard , Lewejohann Lars

Introduction: Several numerical chromosome abberations are known in men. Of those the karyotype XXY (Klinefelter syndrome KS) is the most common chromosomal disorder with a prevalence of about one in 500 live-born males. KS is associated with hypogonadism and is suspected to cause variable physical and cognitive abnormalities. As a supernumerary X chromosome is also associated with infertility, sound animal models for KS are difficult to obtain.Methods: ...