Klinefelter Syndrome and medical treatment: hypogonadism and beyond
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Klinefelter Syndrome and medical treatment: hypogonadism and beyond.
Klinefelter syndrome (KS), though described more than 70 years ago, still imposes significant diagnostic challenges. Based on data from epidemiological studies, KS is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Although the pathophysiology and etiology behind these observations are as yet not well understood, a significant contribution of hypogonadism, central to the syndrome, is traditi...
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عنوان ژورنال: HORMONES
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1109-3099
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1622