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Schizophrenia in a 47,Xyy Male

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Raymond Faber  and
Richard Abrams
Raymond Faber
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, 1901 First Avenue, New York, New York 10029, U.S.A.
Richard Abrams
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York
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Summary

A case of schizophrenia in a 47,XYY male diagnosed according to strict phenomenologicai criteria is presented. The authors suggest that the 47,XYY chromosome anomaly should be added to the list of possible causes of symptomatic schizophrenia, and express the hope that future investigations of the effects of an extra Y chromosome on brain function will yield clues as to the aetiology of idiopathic schizophrenia.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 127 , Issue 4 , October 1975 , pp. 401 - 403
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1975 

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