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A chromosomal survey of 204 male inmates from a security prison for the psychiatric treatment of offenders revealed five individuals of abnormal karyotype. Both XYY subjects were homosexual with schizoid personalities. Arson was part of the offence or previous convictions of both XYY and one XXY subject.
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BARTLETT, D., HURLEY, W., BRAND, C. et al. Chromosomes of Male Patients in a Security Prison. Nature 219, 351–354 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219351a0
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