Um em 500 homens carrega um cromossomo sexual extra, colocando-os em risco mais alto de diversas doenças comuns.
19 Jun, 2022 | 13:31hComunicado de imprensa: One in 500 men carry extra sex chromosome, putting them at higher risk of several common diseases – University of Cambridge
Estudo original: Detection and characterization of male sex chromosome abnormalities in the UK Biobank study – Genetics in Medicine
Comentário: One in 500 men carry extra sex chromosome, research suggests – The Guardian
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Interesting work looking at the prevalence of male sex chromosomal abnormalities in UK Biobank.
"Only 49 of 213 (23%) of men whom we identified with KS and only 1 of 143 (0.7%) with 47,XYY had a diagnosis of abnormal karyotype on their medical records or self-report." https://t.co/3VKh2rqxyn
— Veera M. Rajagopal (@doctorveera) June 11, 2022