Anthropometry in Klinefelter syndrome - Multifactorial influences due to CAG length, testosterone treatment and possibly intrauterine hypogonadism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2015, Pages E508-E517

  Chang, Simon ^a   Skakkebæk, Anne ^a   Trolle, Christian ^a   Bojesen, Anders ^b   Hertz, Jens Michael ^c   Cohen, Arieh ^a   Hougaard, David Michael ^a   Wallentin, Mikkel ^a   Pedersen, Anders Degn ^a,d   Østergaard, John Rosendahl ^a   Gravholt, Claus Højbjerg ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Vejleford Rehabilitation Center   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTENEDIONE; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ABDOMINAL FAT MASS; ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM LENGTH; ARM SPAN; ARTICLE; BI ILIAC WIDTH; BIOCHEMISTRY; BITESTICULAR VOLUME; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT PERCENTAGE; BODY HEIGHT; CAG LENGTH; CAG REPEAT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENOTYPE; HIP CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; INTRAUTERINE HYPOGONADISM; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LEG LENGTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME; SUPERNUMERARY X CHROMOSOME; TOTAL FAT MASS; TREATMENT DURATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; ADOLESCENT; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOMETRICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TESTOSTERONE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924965154     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-2834     Document Type: Article

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