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Occurrence of XYY individuals among juvenile delinquents in Hungary

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Buccal smears from 173 juvenile delinquents resident in a juvenile prison in Hungary were examined by a fluorescent technique. In one individual 30% of interphase nuclei contained two fluorescent bodies. Chromosome preparations made from lymphocyte culture revealed an 47,XYY karyotype. In another case double bright spots were visible in 15% of cell nuclei. Karyotype analysis revealed a normal male chromosome complement (46,XY).

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Mundschleimhautabstriche von 173 jugendlichen Kriminellen, die Insassen einer Jugendstrafanstalt waren, wurden mit der Quinacrine-Fluorescenzmethode untersucht. Bei einem von ihnen wurden 30% Interphasekerne mit zwei Fluorescenzkörpern gefunden. Die Chromosomenpräparate aus der Lymphocytenkultur zeigten einen Karyotyp 47,XYY. In einem anderen Fall konnten wir 15% Interphasekerne mit zwei Fluorescenzkörpern beobachten. Bei der Karyotypanalyse wurde ein normaler männlicher Karyotyp gesichert.

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Kovács, M., Sellyei, M., Szabó, Á. et al. Occurrence of XYY individuals among juvenile delinquents in Hungary. Hum Genet 18, 85–87 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00279036

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