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We describe a male with the karyotype 46,XX/47, XX,+Y(q12→qter), which may be interpreted as due to an insertion (Y;X)(Yq11→Yq12;Xp22) or to mosaicism, 46,XX/47, XX,+Y(12→qter). In any case, some of the H-Y determining genes may be located on the long arm of the Y chromosome.
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Miró, R., Caballín, M.R., Coll, M.D. et al. An XX male with a 46,XX/47,XX,+Y(q12→qter) karyotype. Hum Genet 60, 82–84 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00281272
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