48,XXYY syndrome

What it is

A rare sex chromosome number anomaly disorder characterized, genetically, by the presence of an extra X and Y chromosome in males and, clinically, by tall stature, dysfunctional testes associated with infertility and insufficient testosterone production, cognitive, affective and social functioning impairments, global developmental delay, and an increased risk of congenital malformations.

Key facts

Prevalence

1-9 / 100 000 (at birth, Europe)

Age of onset

Adolescent, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal

Inheritance

Not applicable, Unknown

Classified as

Malformation syndrome

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Signs and symptoms

These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.

ICD-10 codes

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references