2021
DOI: 10.1007/s40619-021-00962-w
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Habitus eunucoide e fenotipi clinici eunucoidi

Abstract: IntroduzioneL'habitus eunucoide è attualmente incluso nella classificazione dei fenotipi di interesse per la Genetica Medica (Human Phenotype Ontology HP0003782) disponibile su NCBI -National Library of Medicine di Bethesda come somatotipo di alta statura (ossia ≥ 97 • percentile), sottile, sottopeso (quindi BMI < 18,5 kg/m 2 ) con arti superiori e inferiori lunghi e un'apertura delle braccia (AS) > 5 cm rispetto l'altezza (H). Pertanto, viene definito con criteri antropometrici (statura, proporzioni assili e … Show more

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“…Tall stature, underweight, long upper and lower limbs, and an arm span of more than 5 cm longer than height characterize this phenotype. It can also be associated with changes in primary and secondary sexual characteristics and/or metabolic parameters and altered fat mass distribution [34]. Regarding the latter, the distribution of fat largely depends on the levels of circulating sex hormones.…”
Section: Main Anthropometric Signs Associated With Endocrine Disorder...mentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Tall stature, underweight, long upper and lower limbs, and an arm span of more than 5 cm longer than height characterize this phenotype. It can also be associated with changes in primary and secondary sexual characteristics and/or metabolic parameters and altered fat mass distribution [34]. Regarding the latter, the distribution of fat largely depends on the levels of circulating sex hormones.…”
Section: Main Anthropometric Signs Associated With Endocrine Disorder...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The presence of eunuchoid habitus, associated or not with gynoid obesity, allows the endocrinologist to suspect the diagnosis of hypogonadism, which can then be confirmed by investigating the sex steroid profile of these people. Furthermore, the measurement of the gonadotropin levels reveals whether the hypogonadism is of testicular or hypothalamic-pituitary origin [34].…”
Section: Main Anthropometric Signs Associated With Endocrine Disorder...mentioning
confidence: 99%