Endocrine Abstracts

Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most common sex chromosome disorder affecting 1:600 men.We know from previous clinical and epidemiological studies that men suffering from KS have an increased risk of diabetes and an increased risk of dying from diabetes, but the reasons for the increased risk are unknown.Seventy KS patients and 71 age-matched men participated in a study on body composition, measures of sex hormones, insulin sensit...