Article
[Polymorphism of AR gene CAG copy number and late-onset hypogonadism in males].
Zhonghua nan ke xue = National journal of andrology - 1 Sept 2012
Liang Guo-Qing, Wu Min, Wang Bo, Liu Zhi-Yong, Yao Wen-Liang, Li Zheng, Sun Ying-Hao
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association of the androgen receptor (AR) gene CAG-STR with late-onset hypogonadism (LOH), and explore the pathogenesis of LOH. METHODS: Our investigation involved 1 000 men aged 40-70 years. We randomly selected 127 normal old and middle-aged males and 19 cases of LOH. We detected their levels of Triglyceride (TG), fasting blood glucose (FBG), serum total testosterone (tT) and free...
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