Predicting intellectual functioning in 47,XXY boys from characteristics of sibs.
Observations on the intellectual and educational functioning of neonatally identified 47,XXY boys and their sibs are presented. Equations for predicting the intellectual abilities of extra X boys on the basis of those of their sibs are provided. These may be useful to professionals engaged in counselling parents or possible parents of 47,XXY males.
D002648:Child; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000209:etiology; D007360:Intelligence; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D007713:Klinefelter Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D012801:Sibling Relations; D014888:Wechsler Scales