Klinefelter's Syndrome

Klinefelter's Syndrome affects its patients in different ways:

• boys begin to develop breasts
• small testicular size
• wide hips & long legs
• infertile
• poor facial hair growth
• tall stature
• ONLY affect boys

Klinefelter's Syndrome:A chromosome condition in boys and men that is usually due to 47 chromosomes with XXY sex chromosomes.

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Compared to Turner's Syndrome

Turner's Syndrome affects its patients in various ways as well:

• poor breast development
  
• no menstruation & rudimentary ovaries/Gondal streak(underdeveloped gonadal structures)
• multiple brown spots on body
• elbow deformity
• infertile
• fold of skin on back of neck
• short stature
• ONLY affect girls

Turner's Syndrome:A congenital condition of females associated with a defect or absence of an X-chromosome

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Klinefelter's Syndrome results in an extra X chromosome in boys.
Turner's Syndrome results in a deletion of a X chromosome in girls.