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Measurement of salivary testosterone in adolescents and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

BACKGROUND: Many young adults with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) receive long-term glucocorticoids (GC). GC can cause hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism and adolescents may therefore be candidates for pubertal induction. It is unclear whether men with DMD on or off GC have age-appropriate endogenous...

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Autores principales: Sahun, Yolanda Alins, Cheetham, Tim, Boot, Christopher, Straub, Volker, Wood, Claire L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8035731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33838674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12902-021-00727-4