Klinefelter Syndrome and medical treatment: hypogonadism and beyond

Simon Chang, Anne Skakkebæk, Claus Højbjerg Gravholt

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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 …

Bioimpedance analysis vs. DEXA as a screening tool for osteosarcopenia in lean, overweight and obese Caucasian postmenopausal females

Melpomeni Peppa, Charikleia Stefanaki, Athanasios Papaefstathiou, Dario Boschiero, George Dimitriadis, George P. Chrousos

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BACKGROUND-OBJECTIVES: We aimed at evaluating the efficiency of a newly developed, advanced Bioimpedance Analysis (BIA-ACC®) device as a screening tool for determining the degree of obesity and osteosarcopenia in postmenopausal women with normal or decreased bone density determined by Dual-Energy X-Ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in a representative sample of Greek postmenopausal women …