Depression and Osteoporosis in Men: Association or Casual Link?

Ioannis Ilias, Salvatore Alesci, Philip W. Gold, George P. Chrousos

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The longer life expectancy of women than that of men and, therefore, the longer exposure to fracture risk has, at least partially, led to neglect of osteoporosis in men. Recently, unipolar depression, which is 2 times more frequent in women than in men, has been linked to osteoporosis…

45,X/46,XY mosaicism: a cause of short stature in males

Alexandra Efthymiadou, Eunice G. Stefanou, Dionisios Chrysis

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45,X/46,XY mosaicism is associated with a broad spectrum of phenotypes ranging from apparently normal male development to individuals with incomplete sexual differentiation and clinical signs of Turner syndrome in both males and females. The most common presentation among individuals …