Journal article
Hypogonadism is Common in Men With Myopathies
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hypogonadism has been described in patients with myotonic muscular dystrophy type 1 but has not been evaluated in other myopathies.
METHODS: We measured total and free serum testosterone levels in 59 men with myotonic muscular dystrophy type 1 (N = 12), facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (N = 11), dystrophinopathy (N = 12), metabolic myopathy (N = 7), and inclusion body myositis (N = 17) and compared these with the normal …
Authors
Al-Harbi TM; Bainbridge LJ; McQueen MJ; Tarnopolsky MA
Journal
Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 397–401
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
June 2008
DOI
10.1097/cnd.0b013e318176eb55
ISSN
1522-0443