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Extra Y chromosomes and epilepsy

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The authors examined the karyotypes of the men 183 cm (6 ft.) tall or more among the 320 male residents of two Swedish institutions for the long-term care of epilepsy. All 14 men meeting this criterion proved to have the normal chromosome constitution-46, XY.

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  1. Psychiatric Research Centre St. Jörgen's Hospital, University of Göteborg, Hisings Backa, Sweden

    Hans Forssman & Hans Olof Åkesson

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Forssman, H., Åkesson, H.O. Extra Y chromosomes and epilepsy. Hum Genet 7, 251–252 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00273175

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