Elevated testosterone-binding globulin in Klinefelter's syndrome.
Seven consecutive patients with Klinefelter's syndrome were studied and found to have elevated levels of testosterone-binding globulin. The mechanism could not be accounted for by increased levels of circulating estradiol.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007713:Klinefelter Syndrome / Q000097:blood*; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D012738:Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
D012738:Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin; D013739:Testosterone; D004958:Estradiol; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone