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Chromosome studies on male patients at a mental subnormality hospital
Author(s) -
Aitken J.,
Brunton M.,
Jacobs P. A.,
Price W. H.,
MacColl K.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1971.tb00294.x
Subject(s) - autosome , chromosome , chromosome abnormality , chromosomal abnormality , abnormality , genetics , chromosome analysis , medicine , biology , karyotype , psychiatry , gene
A chromosome survey carried out on 233 adult male patients at a mental subnormality hospital is described. Five patients with an additional Y chromosome and six with autosome abnormalities were identified. The prevalence of patients with a detectable chromosome abnormality was 4.7%, whereas that of patients with an additional Y chromosome was 2.1%.