Genetic diagnosis in adulthood: A case report

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 227-230

  Tyler Jr , Carl V ^a,b   Kungl, Paul A ^a,b   Green, Laura A ^a,b  

^a Fairview Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family practice; Genetic screening; Genetics; Hypogonadism

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KARYOTYPE 47,XXY; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LEG ULCER; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

COUNSELING; FAMILY PRACTICE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 3543051094     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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