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GTR Home > Conditions/Phenotypes > Sex-linked hereditary disorder

Summary

Clinical conditions caused by an abnormal sex chromosome constitution (SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS), in which there is extra or missing sex chromosome material (either a whole chromosome or a chromosome segment). [from MeSH]

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