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The psychiatric phenotype in triple X syndrome: new hypotheses illustrated in two cases
Maarten Otter1, Constance T R M Schrander-Stumpel, Robert Didden
1Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Eleos, Ede, The Netherlands. maarten.otter@filternet.nl
Background:
Triple X syndrome (47,XXX or trisomy X) is a relatively frequent cytogenetic condition with a large variety of physical and behavioural phenotypes.
Method:
Two adult patients with a triple X karyotype are described.
Results:
Their karyotype was unknown until some years ago. What these patients have in common is that they were diagnosed with a broader autism phenotype, they were sexually abused, they suffer from psychotic illness and they show challenging behaviour, suicidality and a decline in occupational capacity.
Discussion:
These gene-environment interactions are discussed. Gene-environment interactions may explain the variety of behavioural and psychiatric phenotypes in triple X syndrome. Ongoing atypical development in adults is hypothesized.
Conclusions:
Gene-environment interactions and ongoing atypical development in adults should be taken into account in research concerning the psychiatric phenotype of developmental disorders, especially those involving triple X syndrome.
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