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ea0037ep221 | Reproduction, endocrine disruptors and signalling | ECE2015

Copy number variations in the X chromosome of Klinefelter syndrome

Ferlin Alberto , Rocca Maria Santa , Pecile Vanna , Selice Riccardo , Caretta Nicola , Foresta Carlo

Introduction: Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is characterised by the presence of at least one extra X chromosome and represents the most common chromosomal aberration in men. Apart from infertility, the clinical spectrum of KS is variable and often not directly related to hypogonadism, whose expression is also not unpredictable. Several genetic mechanisms may explain the clinical features and variability of the phenotype in KS. In particular, gene-dosage effects and the parental or...