Boz
XXY Resource
Age : 46
Joined : 16 Jul 2007
Posts : 669
City, Country : Ohio, USA
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http://www.geneticfairness.org/
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Genetics Home Reffrence
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
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What is KS?
This link is excellent. I gives a parent and a Klinfeter's person the right information to start with. If it was not too long I would have put it up here.
Enjoy the read.
http://www.aaa.dk/TURNER/ENGELSK/KLINE.HTM#contact
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Disabled?
With internal Links
http://www.wcdexpo.com/index.cfm
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AAKSIS and excerpts
After I was first Diagnosed. I found this site. I copied some of their content that astonished me. This is what is below.
From WWW.AAKSIS.ORG
As toddlers, they may be somewhat shy and reserved. They usually learn to walk later than most other children, and may have similar delays in learning to speak.
In some, the language delays may be more severe, with the child not fully learning to talk until about age 5. Others may learn to speak at a normal rate, and not meet with any problems until they begin school, where they may experience reading difficulties. A few may not have any problems at all-in learning to speak or in learning to read.
XXY males usually have difficulty with expressive language the ability to put thoughts, ideas, and emotions into words. In contrast, their faculty for receptive language-understanding what is said-is close to normal.
Throughout childhood-perhaps, even, for the rest of their lives-XXY boys retain the same temperament and disposition they first displayed as infants and toddlers. As a group, they tend to be shy, somewhat passive, and unlikely to take a leadership role. Although they do make friends with other children, they tend to have only a few friends at a time. Researchers also describe them as cooperative and eager to please.
KS patients have a high incidence of learning disabilities with decreased verbal IQ, but usually normal intellectual performance. Language skills can be impaired, patients may be aggressive, being not inclined to participate in social activities and having a tendency to depression. KS can be complicated by mild adult-onset diabetes mellitus with insulin resistance, by hypothyroidism, by varicose veins of the lower extremities which can cause venous ulcers, by thinning of the surface of the teeth (taurodontism), which can cause early decay, by breast cancer that may develop in middle age, by leukemia and Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and in the young by gonadal or extragonadal germinal cell tumors, frequently located in the mediastinum. Cerebrovascular accidents are more common in KS than in men with a normal 46, XY karyotype.
It is desirable to establish the diagnosis of KS as early as possible. This will direct the observation of parents to learning disabilities and behavioral abnormalities, which require remedial action. Attention should be paid to the possibility of complications, and screening tests should be ordered. In adolescence testosterone replacement should be initiated, as soon as gonadotropin levels increase above normal. Testosterone doses must be advanced over years with yearly increments, imitating the increase in testosterone production that occurs during normal puberty. Testosterone not only will advance virilization and support development of adequate bone mineralization, it also can improve fatigue, muscle strength, academic performance and further social adjustment.
XXYs have an increased risk for:
autoimmune disorders, including type II diabetes and thyroiditis
hypothyroidism
breast cancer
osteoporosis
leg ulcers
depression
dental problems
In the xxy boy.
delayed speech gross and fine motor delays sensory integration difficulties, including sensitivity to noise hypotonia or low muscle tone attention deficits auditory processing problems language-based learning disabilities, including reading difficulties social skill deficits anxiety self-esteem issues depression gynecomastia or swelling of breast tissue during puberty.
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Increased Mortality rates for KS patients EndoJournals.org
http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/89/8/3830
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International KS web sites list
http://47xxy.org/International.htm#TOP
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Spellchecker
I am dyslexic. I spell everything I write or type. Google has a spell checker on their toolbar. It is free. Get it http://toolbar.google.com/
It is a great tool plus they have a translate button for other languages!
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Boz A.K.A David
Dxed 2004 47 xxy
Bridging the Gap
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