Features of Triple X Syndrome
•Normal in appearance
•Difficulty in speech, learning
and emotional responses
•Mild mental retardation in
15-25% cases
•Two sex chromatin Barr
bodies
•Infertility
•Wide-set eyes
•Amenorrhoea
•Expressionless face
•Enamel hypoplasia
•Deficient language
skills
•Delayed development
of motor skills
Superfemale: Karyotype
Superfemale
Double Y Syndrome
•Chromosome complement: 47,XYY
•Phenotype: Male
•Incidence: 1:1000
Features of Double Y Syndrome
•Normal in appearance
•Tall stature
•Aggressive behaviour
•Problems in motor and language development
Monosomies of Chromosomes
•Presence of only one member of a chromosome pair in
a karyotype
•More detrimental than equivalent trisomy
•Can involve autosomes or sex chromosomes
•Usually abort spontaneously
•Monosomy of X chromosome results in XO condition
called Turner syndrome
Features of Turner Syndrome
•Short statured female
•Sexual infantilism with primary
amenorrhoea and sterility
•Short, webbed neck
•Prominent ears with defective
hearing
•Small mandible
•Defective vision
Features of Turner Syndrome
•Epicanthal folds
•Low posterior hair line
•Cubitus valgus
•Broad chest with widely
spaced nipples
•Cardiovascular anomalies
•Hyperconvex finger nails
•Pigmented nevi
•Sex chromatin negative
Turner Syndrome: Karyotype
Turner Syndrome
Structural Chromosomal Abnormalities
•Results from chromosome breakage
•Followed by reconstitution in an
abnormal combination
•Breaks in any chromosome may be
induced by various factors
Deletion
•Loss of a (generally small) segment of
chromosome
A B C D E F G A B D E F G
C
Deletion
•Arise through
spontaneous breakage
–some
chromosomes have
fragile spots
–radiation, UV,
chemicals, viruses
may increase
breakage
Deletion
•May arise through
unequal crossing over
A B C D E F G
A B C D E F G
x
A B C D E F F G A B C D E G
Deletion Duplication
Deletions in Humans
•Cri-du-chat syndrome
–Micro deletion of chromosome 5
•Di-George syndrome
–Micro deletion of chromosome 22
•Schizophrenia & Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
–Micro deletion of chromosome 22 associated
•Angelman syndrome
–Micro deletion of chromosome 15
•Prader-Willi syndrome
–Micro deletion of chromosome 15
Cri-du-chat syndrome
•1
st
autosomal deletion described
•Characteristic cat-like cry, which disappears with age
•Microcephaly
•Severe mental retardation
•Congenital heart disease
•Hypertelorism (widely separated eyes)
•Low birth weight and poor growth
•Severe cognitive, speech, and motor delay
•Behavioral problems
•Excessive drooling
Cri-du-chat syndrome
Prader-Willi and Angelman Syndromes
Prader-Willi Syndrome
•Lack of muscle tone in
newborn
•Poor swallowing reflex
•As adult - gross obesity
•Mean I.Q. ~ 50
•Microdeletion of 15
Angelman
Syndrome
•Developmentally
delayed
•Jerky movements
•Stiff, fixed smile
•Uncontrolled laughter
•Abnormal E.E.G.,
epilepsy
•Microdeletion of 15
Inversion
• 180
o
reversal of chromosome segment
A B C D E F G H I J K
A B C H G F E D I J K
180
O
Inversion
• Produced through breakage and
reassociation of chromosome
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Inversion
• Produced through breakage and
reassociation of chromosome
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Types of Inversion
Paracentric Pericentric
Translocation
•Exchange of segments between non-
homologous chromosomes F
A
B
C
D
E
L
M
N
O
P
Q
Translocation
A B C
D E F
O N M L
Q P
Isochromosome
•Centromere of the
chromosome divides
transversely instead
of longitudinally
•One arm is missing
and the other arm
duplicated
Ring Chromosome
•Occurs due to loss of
both the ends of a
chromosome
•The broken ends rejoin
to form a ring-like
chromosome
•Rare anomaly
Robertsonian Changes
•Fusion
two chromosomes join to form one
•
Fission
one chromosome splits to form two
REFERENCES
1. Essentials of Anatomy for Dentistry
Students,1
st
Edition.
2. Langman’s Medical Embryology,11
th
Edition.
3. Human Embryology, 5
th
Edition.
MCQs
1. Klinefelter syndrome is associated with
chromosome complement:
a) 47,XXX
b) 47,XXY
c) 47,XYY
d) 47,YYY
MCQs
2. Testicular atrophy is associated with:
a) Triple X syndrome
b) Double Y syndrome
c) Turner syndrome
d) Klinefelter syndrome
MCQs
3. Sex chromatin negative is a characteristic
feature of:
a) Triple X syndrome
b) Down syndrome
c) Turner syndrome
d) Klinefelter syndrome
MCQs
4. All of the following are trisomy of sex
chromosomes except:
a) Turner syndrome
b) Klinefelter syndrome
c) Triple X syndrome
d) Double Y syndrome
MCQs
5. Partial deletion of short arm of chromosome
5 is a feature of:
a) Angelman syndrome
b) Prader -Willi syndrome
c) Cri-du-chat syndrome
d) All of the above