Endocrine Abstracts

Aims: Several studies show a deficit in cortical bone in adults with Klinefelter syndrome (KS). A correlation between the adult cortical bone deficit and impaired bone accumulation during childhood or adolescence remains unclear. Therefore, we evaluated the cortical bone by automated digital X-ray radiogrammetry in KS children and adolescents and evaluated potential associations with hormonal, radiographic, and anthropometric factors implicated in bone mineral...

Background and aims: Little is known about the long-term psychosocial effect of tallness and its treatment in male adolescents.1 Therefore, psychosocial outcome, including adult coping with tall stature were investigated in young adult men, who had consulted for tall stature during adolescence.Methods: All adult men (age >18 years) who had been referred for tall stature or rapid growth during adolescence (ages 11 to 16 years) between 2010 ...