“…The numerous reports on 47,XYY males clearly show that they are taller than normal males even if possible ascertainment bias is taken into account (Price et al, 1966;Court Brown et al, 1968;Cowie and Kahn, 1968;Jacobs et al, 1968;Noel et al, 1969; Nielsen et al, 1971; Forsius et al, 1972;Casey et al, 1973;Milne et al, 1974;Ratcliffe, 1976;Daly and Harley, 1980;Ratcliffe, 1981;Ratcliffe et al, 1982;Stewart et al, 1982). However, the results obtained on the changes in the body proportions of 47,XYY males are contradictory (Milne et al, 1974;Miller et al, 1980;Ratcliffe, 1981).…”