Klinefelter's syndrome
human chromosomal condition
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Summary
Klinefelter's syndrome is a developmental defect during embryogenesis[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of developmental defect during embryogenesis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,741 views/month, #3 of 308).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3]
- Named after: Harry Klinefelter[4]
- Subclass of: chromosomal disease[5], sex chromosome disorder[6], X chromosome number anomaly with male phenotype[7], male infertility due to gonadal dysgenesis[8], sex chromosome disorder of sex development[9], chromosomal anomaly with epilepsy as a major feature[10], chromosomal duplication syndrome[11], disease[12], intersex variation[13]
- Commons category: Klinefelter's syndrome[14]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1942[15]
- Symptoms and signs: azoospermia[16], hypogonadism[17], gynecomastia[18], obesity[19], osteoporosis[20], muscle weakness[21], dyslexia[22]
- ICD-9-CM: 758.7[23]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C34752[24]
- Different from: XYY syndrome[25]
- Health specialty: medical genetics[26]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: testosterone[27]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_1921[28], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:1921[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[30]
- WordLift URL: http://data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/male_with_klinefelter_syndrome[31]
Why It Matters
Klinefelter's syndrome has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]