Sex chromosome anomalies

Sex chromosome anomalies belong to a group of genetic conditions that are caused or affected by the loss, damage or addition of one or both sex chromosomes (also called gonosomes).

In humans this may refer to:

Syndromes such as Down’s syndrome are not considered as sex chromosome anomalies due to the fact that the anomalies does not involve the sex chromosomes.

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