klinefelter syndrome

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What does klinefelter syndrome mean?

A genetic condition in which a person is born with two X chromosomes and one Y chromosome.

Where does klinefelter syndrome come from?

Named after Harry Klinefelter, who identified the condition in the 1940s.

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