[A molecular analysis of females with 46,XY or 47, XYY karyotype]

In this paper, 4 females of 46,XY and one of 47,XYY karyotype were studied by Southern blotting using 10 Y-DNA probes. The results showed that 3 cases of 46,XY and the one 47,XYY had not lost any Y-specific fragment, while one 46, XY had lost a 15 kb Y-specific fragment, as detected by pDP34. The cause of these 46,XY and 47,XYY karyotypes could not be explained by the theory of X-Y unequal exchange in meiosis. It was postulated that an alternative genetic mechanism, such as gene mutation or defective gonad receptor, might be related to sex reversion in these patients.