Sex Chromosomes Disorders and Brain Development
Dr. Jay Giedd, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and developmental neuroscientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, is recruiting XXYY, XYY and 47XXY and XXX twin subjects between the ages of four and 25 for a study involving the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the effects of sex chromosomes on brain development and to help uncover core biological features of X and Y chromosome aneuploidy conditions.
Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins
We are looking forward to collaborating with the Wilmer Eye Institute on eye tracking studies involving children with X & Y chromosomal disorders. We are interested to see how saccadic patterns and visual attention could correlate to certain disorders or dysfunction.
Biomedical Ethics Program At Mayo Clinic
We are collaborating with researchers at MAYO to investigate psychological, educational, behavioral and developmental effects on individuals with sex chromosome abnormalities and their families. This collaboration will lead to more awareness and understanding of these disorders and their impact on those affects and their support system.
