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XYY Karyotype in a Pair of Monozygotic Twins: A 17-Year Life-History Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

John D. Rainer ,
Syed Abdullah  and
Lissy F. Jarvik
John D. Rainer
Affiliation:
New York State Psychiatric Institute, and Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and of Human Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, 10032
Syed Abdullah
Affiliation:
Rockland State Hospital, and Instructor in Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, 10032
Lissy F. Jarvik
Affiliation:
New York State Psychiatric Institute, and Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, 10032
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We have recently had the opportunity to investigate clinical and behavioural characteristics of a pair of 17-year-old twin boys who were discovered to have the XYY karyotype (18). Since these twins, known to this department since infancy, had been studied at the age of three, early direct findings as well as retrospective data are available regarding their symptoms and development.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 120 , Issue 558 , May 1972 , pp. 543 - 548
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1972 

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