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Intersex people have many different gender identities, [2] and so there is no presumption that people on this list have any particular sex assigned at birth, nor any particular gender identity. This list consists of well-known intersex people. The individual listings note the subject's main occupation or source of notability.
Harry Fitch Klinefelter Jr. (/ ˈ k l aɪ n f ɛ l t ər /; March 20, 1912 – February 20, 1990) was an American rheumatologist and endocrinologist. Klinefelter syndrome is named after him. Biography
In 1959, five days after Jérôme Lejeune described the trisomy-21 [3] in Down syndrome, basing himself off Marthe Gautier's work, [4] Jacobs and John Strong described an additional X chromosome in male patients (the 47,XXY karyotype) [5] also known as Klinefelter syndrome, as Harry Klinefelter had already diagnosed the symptoms in 1942.
Klinefelter syndrome is not an inherited condition. The extra X chromosome comes from the mother in approximately 50% of the cases. Maternal age is the only known risk factor. Women at 40 years have a four-times-higher risk of a child with Klinefelter syndrome than women aged 24 years. [15] [35] [36]
Long was born with an extra X chromosome, also known as 47,XXY, a specific variant of Klinefelter syndrome. This condition results in excessive estrogen production, resulting in development of female traits such as breasts. Long was teased as a child for his large breasts and underwent breast reduction surgery in adolescence. [4]
Cautioning that “eldest daughter syndrome” is not an official mental health diagnosis, Morton defined it as “the unique pressures and responsibilities placed onto the oldest daughter in the ...
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Left-handed people only make up about 10% of the world's population — so you might be surprised to learn how many of them have been world leaders, artists, well-known athletes, award-winning actors.