A disabled swimmer's dream, a mother's fight Jun 18, 2008
Klinefelter's syndrome keeps his body from producing testosterone. Bailey's intellectual disabilities and autism are far more noticeable. (International Herald Tribune)
Folate 'may keep sperm healthy' Mar 21, 2008
Aneuploidy is linked to failure to conceive, miscarriages, and children born with conditions such as Down's syndrome, Turner's syndrome and Klinefelter's syndrome. However, the reason why sperm become mutated in this way is poorly understood. (BBC News -- Health)
Vitamin B 'helps men father healthy children' Mar 20, 2008
The Hindu News Update Service. The HinduPrint Edition. (Hindu)
FCC overlooks diversity issue Mar 9, 2008
The myth of men being able to father children well into their 80s must give way to realities such as: chromosomal damage to sperm as men age causing birth defects such as Down Syndrome, undiagnosed hormonal conditions causing testicular failure, genetic disorders like Klinefelter's Syndrome, and many more that affect men's reproductive health. A man's biological clock ticks just as loudly as a woman's and the sooner men realize that they too must get serious at a younger age, if they want to... (Boston Globe)
Italian police raid sparks abortion controversy Feb 14, 2008
Dr. Francesco Leone, head of the state hospital ward where the woman had her operation, said the fetus had been diagnosed with Klinefelter's syndrome a chromosome disorder that affects male sexual development and can lead to mental disabilities. Critics, mainly on the centre right, argue the law should be made more restrictive in light of medical advances allowing the survival of some foetuses born before 24 weeks. (Globe and Mail)
Don't be fooled by false claims on SB 777 Jan 4, 2008
Klinefelter's syndrome (47 XXY). Turner's syndrome (45XO). (North County Times)
Tricolor cat proves to be an anomaly Aug 9, 2007
The extra chromosome, called Klinefelter's Syndrome, can come accompanied by deformities. Many cats with it don't exhibit the coloration or develop abnormally, Fitzgerald said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Double Identities Lie Behind Chromosome Disorders Jul 10, 2007
Most develop Downs Syndrome, or obtain the wrong number of sex chromosomes and develop Turner's or Klinefelter's syndrome ... Klinefelter's syndrome affects males, who receive an extra X chromosome. (Science Daily)
What is diabetes? Jan 26, 2007
Other genetic syndrome sometimes associated with diabetes including Down's syndrome, Klinefelter's syndrome, Turner's syndrome, Huntingdon's chorea, porphyria and others. Gestational diabetes which develops in pregnancy, and will be dealt with separately. (iAfrica.com)
It's time now to let FBR's cat out of bag Jan 31, 2006
This XXY thing is called Klinefelter's syndrome, and it can occur in human males as well, sometimes causing slow physical and mental development and sterility. However, most of the stuff I read about men with Klinefelter's syndrome said they are pretty much OK by the time they reach adulthood. (AZCentral -- News)
Sperm retrieval tough after age 35 in some men Jan 14, 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sperm extraction is unlikely to be successful in men with a chromosomal disorder known as Klinefelter's syndrome who are over 35 years of age, Japanese investigators have found. "If the diagnosis is Klinefelter's syndrome, testicular sperm extraction should be performed before the critical age of 35 years," Dr. Hiroshi Okada, from Teikyo University School of Medicine in Tokyo, and colleagues write in the journal Fertility and Sterility ... Men with Klinefelter's... (Reuters UK -- Health)
