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ea0036P19 | (1) | BSPED2014

Young adults with Klinefelter syndrome and congenital anorchia treated with testosterone from adolescence have normal bone and muscle mass but increased central adiposity

Wong S C , Scott D , Smriti T , Ebeling P , Zacharin M

Background: Decreased bone mineral density using dual energy absorptiometry (DXA) is reported in mixed cohorts of testosterone treated and testosterone naïve men with Klinefelter syndrome (KS). Bone mass and body composition in men with congenital anorchia (CA) have not been reported.Hypothesis: Men with KS and CA treated with testosterone from adolescence have normal bone mass and body composition.Methods: DXA and pQCT were p...