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Triple XXX Syndrome

Triple X Syndrome, also called trisomy X or 47,XXX, is characterized by the presence of an additional X chromosome in each of a female's cells. While most females with triple X syndrome have normal sexual development and fertility, it is associated with an increased risk of learning disabilities and delayed speech/language development. Seizures or kidney issues occur in about 10% of affected females. The condition occurs in about 1 in 1,000 newborn girls due to nondisjunction during the formation of reproductive cells, resulting in an extra X chromosome that is not inherited.

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Triple XXX Syndrome

Triple X Syndrome, also called trisomy X or 47,XXX, is characterized by the presence of an additional X chromosome in each of a female's cells. While most females with triple X syndrome have normal sexual development and fertility, it is associated with an increased risk of learning disabilities and delayed speech/language development. Seizures or kidney issues occur in about 10% of affected females. The condition occurs in about 1 in 1,000 newborn girls due to nondisjunction during the formation of reproductive cells, resulting in an extra X chromosome that is not inherited.

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TRIPLE X SYNDROME

Triple X Syndrome

Triple X Syndrome, also called trisomy X or 47,XXX, is


characterized by the presence of an additional X chromosomes in each
of a female cells.
Females with this condition may be taller than average, this
chromosomal change typically causes no unusual physical features.
Most females with triple X syndrome have normal sexual
development and are able to conceive children.
associated with an increased risk of learning disabilities and delayed
development of speech and language skills. Delayed development of
motor skills( such as sitting and walking), weak muscle tone
( hypotonia), and behavioral and emotional difficulties are posssible,
but these characteristics vary widely among affected girls and women.
Seizures or kidney abnormalities occur in about 10 percent of affected
females.
FREQUENCY

 This condition occurs in about 1 in 1,000 newborn girls. Five to 10


girls with triple X syndrome are born in the United States each day.
CAUSES
 Trisomy X is a chromosomal abnormality characterized by the
presence of an extra X chromosome. Chromosomes are found in the
nucleus of all body cells. They carry the genetic characteristics of each
individual. Pairs of human chromosomes are numbered from 1
through 22, with an unequal 23rd pair that normally consists of an X
and Y chromosomes for males and two X chromosomes for females.
Females with trisomy X have 47 chromosomes, three of which X
chromosomes ( 47, XXX karyotype)
 Presence of the extra X chromosomes results from errors during
the normal division of reproductive cells in one of the parents
( nondisjunction during meiosis). These errors occur randomly for
no apparent reason ( sporadically).
 Studies have shown that the risk of such errors increases with
advanced paternal age.
INHERITANCE PATTERN
The most cases of Triple x is not inherited. The chromosomal change
usually occurs as a random event during the formation of reproductive
cells ( eggs and sperm). An error in the cell division called
nondisjunction can result in reproductive cells with an abnormal
number of chromosomes.
For example, an egg or sperm cell may gain an extra copy of the X
chromosomes as a result of nondisjunction. If one of these atypical
reproductive cells contributes to the genetic makeup of a child, the
child will have an extra X chromosome in each of the body's cells.
 46,XXX/ 47,XXX mosaicism is also not inherited. It occurs as a
random event during cell division in early embryonic development. As
a result, some of an affected person's cells have two X chromosomes
( 46,XXX), and other cells have three X chromosomes ( 47,XXX).

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