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Klinefelter syndrome: the commonest form of hypogonadism, but often overlooked or untreated.
Deutsches Arzteblatt international - 1 May 2013
Nieschlag Eberhard
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BACKGROUND: Klinefelter syndrome (KS) with the karyotype 47,XXY is one of the commonest types of congenital chromosomal disorder in males, with an incidence of 0.1% to 0.2% of newborn male infants. It causes hypogonadism and infertility. Until now, however, only about one-quarter of all persons with KS received the diagnosis during their lifetimes. METHODS: Selective review of the literature. RESULTS: KS is...
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