Neuropsychology and brain morphology in Klinefelter syndrome - the impact of genetics

Andrology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 632-640

  Skakkebaek A ^a   Bojesen, A ^b   Kristensen, M K ^c   Cohen, A ^d   Hougaard, D M ^d   Hertz, J M ^e   Fedder, J ^e   Laurberg, P ^f   Wallentin, M ^a,g   Ostergaard J R ^a   Pedersen, A D ^g,h   Gravholt, C H ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^e ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^h Vejleford Rehabilitation Center   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brain morphology; Epigenetics; Klinefelter syndrome; Neuropsychology; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AR PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AGE; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ANXIETY DISORDER; AR GENE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN SIZE; CAG REPEAT; COGNITION; COHABITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EPIGENETICS; FMR1 GENE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; BRAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; HUMANS; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 84904648888     PISSN: 20472919     EISSN: 20472927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2014.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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