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2020考研英语时事阅读:克林菲尔特综合征,无法治愈?

Three years ago, Paul (not his real name), now 31, went to the doctor with stomach pains. His blood test came back with low testosterone levels. Eventually, Paul was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. Affecting about one in 600 men, it is one of the most common genetic conditions in the UK, yet most people have never heard of it – including many who have it.

Its symptoms – extra height, persistent tiredness, reduced bodily hair and small testes – can be difficult to identify, meaning it often goes unnoticed by patients and GPs. Untreated, however, it can lead to reduced testosterone and infertility, and even increased prevalence of testicular cancer.

The non-hereditary syndrome was first discovered in 1942. It is caused by the presence of an extra X chromosome, resulting in XXY, as opposed to XY. With only one in six men who have Klinefelter’s ever diagnosed, even though symptoms often emerge during puberty, it may be one of the leading unexplored causes of infertility. Now, the first clinic in the UK to deal solely with Klinefelter’s has opened at Guy’s hospital in London – and its clinicians believe it could revolutionise its treatment and diagnosis.

文本选自：The Guardian(卫报)

 

【单词】

diagnose

英 [ˈdaɪəɡnəʊz] 美 [ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊs]

v. 诊断(疾病);判断(问题的原因)

infertility

英 [ˌɪnfɜːˈtɪlɪti] 美 [ˌɪnfərˈtɪlɪti]

n. 不育症;不孕;不肥沃性，贫瘠性

prevalence

英 ['prevələns]

n. 流行;卓越

puberty

英 [ˈpjuːbəti] 美 [ˈpjuːbərti]

n. 青春期

【参考译文】

三年前，现年31岁的保罗(化名)因胃痛去看医生。他的血液检测显示睾丸素水平很低。最终，保罗被诊断出患有克林菲尔特综合症。在英国，每600名男性中就有一人患有此病，这是最常见的遗传疾病之一，但大多数人从未听说过——包括许多患有此病的人(对此也一无所知)。

它的症状——过高的身高、持续的疲劳、体毛减少和睾丸变小——可能很难识别，这意味着患者和全科医生通常不会注意到它。然而，如果不加以治疗，它会导致睾丸激素减少和不孕，甚至会增加睾丸癌的患病率。

非遗传性综合征于1942年首次发现。这是由于存在一个额外的X染色体，导致XXY，而不是(正常时候的)XY。尽管症状经常出现在青春期，但迄今只有六分之一的患病男性被诊断出来，这也可能是导致不育的主要原因之一。现在，英国第一家专门治疗Klinefelter 's的诊所在伦敦盖伊医院开业了，医生们相信它可以彻底改变其治疗和诊断。

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