APA Dictionary of Psychology

Kallmann’s syndrome

Updated on 11/15/2023
a hereditary disorder characterized by hypogonadism (sometimes in the form of underdeveloped male sexual organs), intellectual developmental disorder, color vision deficiency, complete anosmia (absence of the sense of smell), and motor overflow. Kallmann’s syndrome is transmitted as an X-linked dominant trait. [Franz Josef Kallmann (1897–1965), German-born U.S. psychiatrist and geneticist]
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