TY - JOUR PY - 2002// TI - Fire-settng behavior associated with Klinefelter syndrome JO - International journal of psychiatry in medicine A1 - Eytan, Ariel A1 - Paoloni-Giacobino, Ariane A1 - Thorens, Gabriel A1 - Eugster, Nicole A1 - Graf, Isabelle SP - 395 EP - 399 VL - 32 IS - 4 N2 - This is a report on a male patient with a previous history of psychotic disorder who was arrested for arson. During the following hospitalization in a psychiatric unit, a genetic syndrome, namely Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY), was diagnosed. The association between firesetting behavior and Klinefelter syndrome is reviewed, and the underlying explanatory hypothesis is discussed.
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