Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: We aimed to describe mortality for both gender in children and adults, in Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD).Materials and methods: Using three national registries: The Causes of Death Registry, The National Patient Registry, and The Cancer Registry, and The International Classification of Diseases as a filter, we identified a primary cohort of 9,131 patients. All had a high a priori risk of having GHD. All available hospital files (representing 90.2% ...

Background: Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is associated with increased risk of psychiatric disease and behavioral problems, as well as social problems. The background for these risks is not known.Aim: The aim was to describe the cognitive function, personality traits and the vulnerability to psychiatric symptoms in patients with KS.Methods: Fourty one KS patients and 41 age- and educational-matched control subjects participated in the ...