Testis & epididymis
Development
De la Chapelle
Author: Turki Al-Hussain, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 September 2012
Minor changes: 8 September 2020
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PubMed Search: de la Chapelle syndrome
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Definition / generalCite this page: Al-Hussain T. De la Chapelle. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/testisdelachapelle.html. Accessed September 30th, 2020.
Definition / general
- Small stature (smaller than Klinefelter), sparse pubic and facial hair, occasional gynecomastia, possibly reduced size of testes, prostate, penis
- High FSH and LH, low testosterone, invariably sterile
- May be due to XXY with loss or translocation of Y during development, hiostologic features of testis closely resemble those in Klinefelter snydrome
