A CHROMOSOME STUDY IN SEVEN NEUROPSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS, WITH SPECIAL REGARD TO THE ABNORMALITY OF THE Y CHROMOSOME
1965 Volume 40 Issue 2 Pages 105-112
Details
1965 Volume 40 Issue 2 Pages 105-112
Abnormality in size of the Y chromosome was observed in 6 out of 7 male patients with neuropsychiatric diseases. Mensural examinations revealed that the long Y chromosome in cases 1 to 4 corresponded in length to chromosomes of group 16-18. Case No. 5 had a short Y chromosome which was much shorter than the chromosome 22. Of special interest is that patients with neuropsychiatric defects here studied showed the anomaly in size of the Y, although current reports indicate that the unusual length of the Y seems to be not necessarily associated with phenotypical anomaly in man.
