Constitutional complex chromosomal rearrangements in a klinefelter patient: case report and review of literature.

BACKGROUNDS: While XXY aneuploidy is the most common disorder of sex chromosomes in men, complex chromosomal rearrangements (CCRs) are rare in humans.

CASE DESCRIPTION: Here we describe clinical and cytogenetic findings in a male referred to our cytogenetic laboratory by an infertility clinic. The patient's age was 35 at the time of referral. Total azoospermia was confirmed on semen analysis.

RESULTS

The karyotype of peripheral blood showed 47,XXY,t(1;3;5)(p22;q29;q22). The mother had the same CCRs.

DISCUSSION: To our best of our knowledge this is the first case of 47,XXY with CCRs. We think it is important to report such a unique chromosomal occurrence.