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Case Reports
. 1979 Jul:135:78-81.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.135.1.78.

An XYY man

P Cowen, P E Mullen
Case Reports

An XYY man

P Cowen et al. Br J Psychiatry. 1979 Jul.

Abstract

This case report describes a young man with a 47, XYY karyotype who was convicted of arson. He suffered from a cardiac disorder which may well have been part of the XYY syndrome rather than a chance association. His abnormal karyotype was disclosed in court and used by the defence in a plea in mitigation.

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