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Klinefelter Syndrome in Childhood: Variability in Clinical and Molecular Findings
Author(s) -
Neşe Akcan,
Şükran Poyrazoğlu,
Firdevs Baş,
Rüveyde Bundak,
Feyza Darendelıler
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.566
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1308-5735
pISSN - 1308-5727
DOI - 10.4274/jcrpe.5121
Subject(s) - micropenis , medicine , klinefelter syndrome , short stature , pediatrics , disorders of sex development , hypospadias , bone age , neurocognitive , tall stature , genetic counseling , gynecology , psychiatry , surgery , genetics , cognition , biology
Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most common (1/500–1/1000) chromosomal disorder in males, but only 10% of cases are identified in childhood. This study aimed to review the data of children with KS to assess the age and presenting symptoms for diagnosis, clinical and laboratory findings, together with the presence of comorbidities.

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