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KLINEFELTERS SYNDROME [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Histology
- The Genitals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Klinefelter's syndrome
1, record 1, English, Klinefelter%27s%20syndrome
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Klinefelter-Reifenstein-Albright syndrome 2, record 1, English, Klinefelter%2DReifenstein%2DAlbright%20syndrome
correct
- chromatin-positive microorchidism 2, record 1, English, chromatin%2Dpositive%20microorchidism
- gynecomastia-aspermatogenesis syndrome 2, record 1, English, gynecomastia%2Daspermatogenesis%20syndrome
- medullary gonadal dysgenesis 2, record 1, English, medullary%20gonadal%20dysgenesis
- primary micro-orchidism 2, record 1, English, primary%20micro%2Dorchidism
- pseudohermaphroditism with gonadal dysgenesis 2, record 1, English, pseudohermaphroditism%20with%20gonadal%20dysgenesis
- puberal seminiferous tubule failure 2, record 1, English, puberal%20seminiferous%20tubule%20failure
- seminiferous tubule dysgenesis 2, record 1, English, seminiferous%20tubule%20dysgenesis
- sclerosing tubular degeneration 2, record 1, English, sclerosing%20tubular%20degeneration
- testicular dysgenesis 2, record 1, English, testicular%20dysgenesis
- XXY syndrome 2, record 1, English, XXY%20syndrome
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chromosomal anomaly with chromosome count 47,XXY sex chromosome constitution; buccal and other cells are usually sex chromatin-positive; patients are male in development, but with seminiferous tubule dysgenesis, elevated urinary gonadotropins, variable gynecomastia, eunuchoid habitus; some patients are chromosomal mosaics, with 2 or more cell lines of different chromosome constitution. (STEME) 2, record 1, English, - Klinefelter%27s%20syndrome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Histologie
- Organes génitaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syndrome de Klinefelter
1, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20Klinefelter
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- syndrome de Klinefelter-Reinfenstein-Albright 2, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20Klinefelter%2DReinfenstein%2DAlbright
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dysgénésie gonadique masculine due à une anomalie gonosomique avec excès de chromosomes X dont la variété caryotypique la plus fréquente est 47,XXY. Le syndrome de Klinefelter qui s'accompagne d'une atrophie testiculaire avec sclérohyalinose des tubes séminifères n'est pas un état intersexuel, les organes génitaux étant masculins. 2, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20Klinefelter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le phénotype XXXY est souvent considéré comme une variante du syndrome de Klinefelter. 2, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20Klinefelter
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Histología
- Órganos genitales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sindrome de Klinefelter
1, record 1, Spanish, sindrome%20de%20Klinefelter
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anomalía cromosómica hereditaria en la que el varón no desarrolla completamente los testículos, tiene mamas muy desarrolladas y carece de determinados caracteres sexuales secundarios. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sindrome%20de%20Klinefelter
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-10-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Genitals
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hypoandrism 1, record 2, English, hypoandrism
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some authors... have discovered a correlation between the imrpovement of hypoandrism and the healing of leg ulcers in Klinefelter's syndrome. 1, record 2, English, - hypoandrism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organes génitaux
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hypoandrisme
1, record 2, French, hypoandrisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déficience des fonctions sexuelles masculines. 1, record 2, French, - hypoandrisme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-11-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- chromatin-positive
1, record 3, English, chromatin%2Dpositive
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Having sex chromatin (Barr body in the nuclei of autosomal cells; a characteristic of the normal female. (DORL) 1, record 3, English, - chromatin%2Dpositive
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Chromosome mutation) Evidence is available from colour vision studies that either maternal or paternal X chromosome can be lost in chromatin-negative Turner's syndrome and that maternal nondisjunction can account for chromatin-positive Klinefelter's syndrome(GENCYT p. 211) 1, record 3, English, - chromatin%2Dpositive
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chromatine positive
1, record 3, French, chromatine%20positive
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui possède de la chromatine sexuelle (corpuscule de Barr) dans les noyaux des cellules autosomiques; caractéristique des femmes normales. 1, record 3, French, - chromatine%20positive
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Dysgénésies testiculaires) L'autre concerne 4 frères, un trisomique 21, 2 jumeaux de sexe masculin, dont un mort-né, un garçon avec syndrome de Klinefelter chromatine positive (5 cellules XY; 5 cellules XXY). 1, record 3, French, - chromatine%20positive
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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