title: 47 XYY and morning glory syndrome--a unique association.
abstract: 47 XYY syndrome is a sporadic condition in which the human male receives an extra Y chromosome. Few ocular associations have been documented. The authors report the first case of 47 XYY associated with morning glory syndrome, frontonasal meningoencephalocele, and midfacial defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia. sabrefmin@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Fiona L M
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: Subrayan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Visvaraja
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics; D055673:Acrocallosal Syndrome / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D006972:Hypertelorism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D007621:Karyotyping; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities*; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014997:XYY Karyotype / Q000235:genetics*