[Vision2020] XYY Syndrome

[Saundra Lund]

Phil Nisbet wrote:
"Kids with it have an extra dose of male, but that tends to make them 10-15%
less bright than average, likely to be over agressive, suffer from cerebral
palsy like disfunction and a host of other problems."

Being somewhat familiar with 47, XYY Syndrome, I'd like to ask Mr. Nisbet if
he'd care to cite his sources as the information he presents is contrary to
what I've learned.

Specifically with respect to "brightness,"  boys and men with 47, XYY
Syndrome are typically of NORMAL intelligence.

Also, current thinking and studies do NOT support the notion that XYY males
are more aggressive than their peers.  There seems to be a tendency towards
being more *active,* but that's not the same as being overly aggressive, an
incorrect stereotype those familiar with the population have worked very
hard to dispel.

I had reason to be chatting with a researcher at the National Institutes of
Health this morning, and he asked me to pass along the following resources
for those interested in learning more accurate information about 47, XYY
Syndrome:
http://www.aaa.dk/TURNER/ENGELSK/XYY.HTM
http://mchneighborhood.ichp.edu/pacnorgg/media/Sex_Chrom/xyy_eng.pdf


Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

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nothing.
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-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Phil Nisbet
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:40 PM
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] XYY Syndrome

Not to put too fine a point on it, XYY syndrome is a not very fun handicap.

Kids with it have an extra dose of male, but that tends to make them 10-15%
less bright than average, likely to be over agressive, suffer from cerebral
palsy like disfunction and a host of other problems.  Between 1 in 878 and 1
in 1,768 boys are born with this ailment and it is not treatable, there is
no cure.

If you think of all the potentially worst traits that we males are likely to
inflict upon this world and think about doubling the thing that makes us so,
then figure what a doubling of it would make a person like, XYY is the
answer.

Just something to think about as you beat each other over the head.

Phil Nisbet