Effects of SHBG rs1799941 Polymorphism on Free Testosterone Levels and Hypogonadism Risk in Young Non-Diabetic Obese Males

Effects of SHBG rs1799941 Polymorphism on Free Testosterone Levels and Hypogonadism Risk in Young Non-Diabetic Obese Males

Introduction: Obesity has been associated with increased risk of presenting hypogonadism. Free testosterone (FT) is the fraction of testosterone that carries out the biological function of testosterone, and is determined from total testosterone (TT) and sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels. We...

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Main Authors: Daniel Castellano-Castillo, José Luis Royo, Ana Martínez-Escribano, Lidia Sánchez-Alcoholado, María Molina-Vega, María Isabel Queipo-Ortuño, Maximiliano Ruiz-Galdon, Juan J. Álvarez-Millán, Pablo Cabezas-Sanchez, Armando Reyes-Engel, Francisco J. Tinahones, Fernando Cardona, José C. Fernandez-Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
SHBG
polymorphism
rs1799941
hypogonadism
obesity
free testosterone
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/8/1136

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