Rico Is a Man Who Has Enlarged Breasts and Suffers

question 109

Multiple Choice

Rico is a man who has enlarged breasts and suffers from mild mental retardation. He has a problem learning languages, and his body produces less of the male sex hormone testosterone than normal males. Rico is most likely suffering from:

• A) Klinefelter syndrome.
• B) Tay-Sachs disease.
• C) Turner syndrome.
• D) Down's syndrome.

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