Journal article
Skeletal Muscle Abnormalities in Girls and Adolescents With Turner Syndrome
Abstract
CONTEXT: Turner syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal disorder occurring in approximately 1 in 2500 live births. Individuals with TS report lower levels of physical activity than healthy control (HC) subjects. Cardiorespiratory limitations may contribute to the observed reduction in physical activity.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare muscle metabolism of patients with TS vs HC subjects before and after exercise using exercise …
Authors
Wells GD; O'Gorman CS; Rayner T; Caterini J; Thompson S; Bradley T; Hamilton J
Journal
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol. 98, No. 6, pp. 2521–2527
Publisher
The Endocrine Society
Publication Date
June 1, 2013
DOI
10.1210/jc.2012-4016
ISSN
0021-972X