Further evidence of the clinical, hormonal, and genetic heterogeneity of klinefelter syndrome: A study of 216 infertile egyptian patients

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 441-448

  Abdel Razic, Moheb M ^a   Abdel Hamid, Ibrahim A ^a   Elsobky, Ezzat ^b,c   El Dahtory, Faeza ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Medical Genetics Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Clinical heterogeneity; Genetics; Hormones

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DISORDERS OF STEROID METABOLISM; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EGYPT; EUNUCHOIDISM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; HYPORANDROGENISM; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL HISTORY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TESTIS SIZE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROLACTIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862533447     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.110.011536     Document Type: Article

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