Bone mass in men with Klinefelter's syndrome and in normal subjects, estimated by the cortical thickness of bone.
Metacarpal cortical thickness has been measured in a sample of 47,XXY men and two control samples of 46,XY men and 46,XX women in the age range 20-70. The results suggest that in this age range cortical thickness in 47,XXY men is more similar to that of normal women than normal men.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D007713:Klinefelter Syndrome / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009929:Organ Size; D012737:Sex Factors