Strategies and advantages of early diagnosis in Klinefelter's syndrome

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 434-440

  Radicioni, A F ^a   De Marco, E ^a   Gianfrilli, D ^a   Granato, S ^a   Gandini, L ^a   Isidori, A M ^a   Lenzi, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Diagnosis; Hypogonadism; Klinefelter; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ABORTION; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BONE MINERALIZATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTORCHISM; DECISION MAKING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GYNECOMASTIA; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; KARYOTYPE 47,XXY; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PARENT COUNSELING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPERM RETRIEVAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PUBERTY;

EID: 77953956563     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gaq027     Document Type: Article

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