Shifting Syndromes: Sex Chromosome Variations and Intersex Classifications
In 1942, Harry Klinefelter, along with the endocrinologists Fuller Albright and Edward Reifenstein, described what would become known as Klinefelter’sContinue Reading
Category: Disease
Biologists pioneer first method to decode gene expression
Given the recent remarkable advancements in genetics, it’s easy to assume that 21st century scientists have at their disposal aContinue Reading
Association of Testosterone Therapy With Risk of Venous Thromboembolism Among Men With and Without Hypogonadism
Is clinical prescription of testosterone therapy associated with short-term risk of venous thromboembolism in men with and without hypogonadism? InContinue Reading
New Mutations Appear in the Sperm and Eggs of Parents
Although long established how age can play a part in the creation of sex variants, researchers have always refrained fromContinue Reading
The Genetic Origins of Sex Differences in Disease
It took almost 15 years for scientists to sequence and publish a complete accounting of the human genetic code —Continue Reading
Where Cells Start To ‘Read’ Genes Affects Health and Disease.
Genes contain all instructions needed to build an organism in form of DNA. Humans share around 99.5% of DNA, butContinue Reading
