Study of autoimmunity in Klinefelter's syndrome and idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 137-143

  Oktenli, Cagatay ^a   Yesilova, Zeki ^a   Kocar, Ismail Hakki ^a   Musabak, Ugur ^a   Ozata, Metin ^a   Inal, Ali ^a   Gül, Davut ^a   Sanisoglu, Yavuz ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Estrogen; Gonadotropins; Hypogonadism; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; DNA ANTIBODY; ESTRADIOL; HISTONE ANTIBODY; MITOCHONDRION ANTIBODY; PANCREAS ISLET CELL ANTIBODY; SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY; TESTOSTERONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYPOGONADISM; IMMUNOLOGY; NEUROSECRETION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS;

EID: 0036260641     PISSN: 02719142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015467912592     Document Type: Article

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