Neuropsychologic, Neuroradiologic, Endocrinologic, & Genetic Aspects of

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Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the following:

1. Whether Klinefelter Syndrome is associated with altered total and regional brain volumes and altered brain activity.

2. The influence of genetic factors and testosterone treatment on the neuropsychological phenotype, total and regional brain volumes and brain activity in men with Klinefelter syndrome.

Clinical Trial Description

Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most common sex-chromosome disorder in men with a prevalence of 1 in 660 men. Men with the syndrome have an additional X-chromosome. The syndrome is associated with cognitive and behavioral dysfunction and also with hypogonadism. Magnetic resonance imaging have pointed to different volumetric alterations in several brain structures. Several genetic factors involving the X-chromosome have been suggested to influence the neuropsychological phenotype in men with KS.

The aim of this study is to investigate the following: 1.Whether KS is associated with altered total and regional brain volumes and altered brain activity. 2.Whether genetic factors influence the neuropsychological phenotype, total and regional brain volumes, and brain activity in men with KS. 3.Whether testosterone treatment improves cognitive skills and change brain activity in men with KS.

Participants are divided in 5 groups: 1. 50 men with KS who receive testosterone treatment. 2. 50 men KS who do not receive testosterone treatment. 3. 100 age-matched control men.4. 50 age-matched control women are included as a control group for X-chromosome inactivation pattern. 5. Parents of KS subjects in group 1 and 2 are included to determine the parental origin of the supernumerary X-chromosome. Methods include a 3-hour battery of standardized neuropsychological tests to cover a broad range of cognitive domains and to assess major domains of personality. We use magnetic resonance imaging to measure total and regional brain volumes and functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure brain activity while subjects are performing a attention-demanding cognitive task. The genetic testing includes the parental origin of the supernumerary X-chromosome, the pattern of X-chromosome inactivation, androgen receptor (AR) CAGn repeat length, and gene expression profile of brain-expressed genes. ;

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT00999310
Study type	Observational
Source	University of Aarhus
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Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	November 2009
Completion date	June 2013

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Neuropsychologic, Neuroradiologic, Endocrinologic, and Genetic Aspects of Klinefelter Syndrome

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