Endocrine Abstracts

Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY; KS) is a very common chromosomal disorder, affecting 1:500 men and leading to hypergonadotropic hypogonadism as well as an increased incidence of metabolic syndrome. However, our knowledge on the functional role of the supernumerary X chromosome itself and to which extent its origin contributes to the observed pathophysiology is still very limited. Recently we started the EXAKT (Epigenetics, X-Chromosomal features and clinical Applications in Klin...

Introduction: Klinefelter Syndrome (KS; 47,XXY) is the most common sex chromosome disorder in men, characterized by hypergonadotropic hypogonadism. EXAKT (Epigenetics, X-chromosomal features and clinical Applications in Klinefelter syndrome Trial) is a Muenster-based prospective project involving Klinefelter patients and their parents assessing a wide area of cardiovascular, inflammatory and metabolic factors as well as a broad range of genetic and epigenetic investigations es...

Introduction and objectives: Testicular cancer survivors (TCS) are at a putative risk to develop premature testosterone deficiency (TD). The clinical and biochemical components of TD and the metabolic syndrome have not been thoroughly described in such patients.Material and methods: Prospective clinical trial: 163 TCS took part in the study, clinical parameters, sex hormones and biochemical values were assessed in fasting blood samples, MS was defined ac...

Background and Aim: Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY; KS) is a very common chromosomal disorder, affecting 1:600 men. Klinefelter men have been described to exhibit clinically relevant metabolic patterns related to a pro-inflammatory status, resulting in a high prevalence of insulin resistance and cardiovascular impairment. Testosterone deficiency in form of primary hypogonadism is a common feature in these men.EXAKT (epigenetics, X-chromosomal features and ...