Osteoporosis is a global public health problem, with fractures contributing to significant
morbidity and mortality. Although postmenopausal osteoporosis is most common, up to 30 …

Abstract Turner syndrome affects 25–50 per 100,000 females and can involve multiple
organs through all stages of life, necessitating multidisciplinary approach to care. Previous …

Turner syndrome (TS) is a condition in females missing the second sex chromosome (45, X)
or parts thereof. It is considered a rare genetic condition and is associated with a wide range …

Turner syndrome is a rare condition in women that is associated with either complete or
partial loss of one X chromosome, often in mosaic karyotypes. Turner syndrome is …

Melatonin is known for its regulation of circadian rhythm. Recently, studies have shown that
melatonin may have a positive effect on the skeleton. By increasing age, the melatonin …

The aim of this Task Force was to review the use of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
in children and adolescents with underlying chronic diseases that pose risk factors for …

Abstract Micro-Finite Element (micro-FE) analysis is now widely used in biomedical research
as a tool to derive bone mechanical properties as they relate to its microstructure. With the …

Background Liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, has well known
beneficial effects on glucose metabolism, and animal studies indicate that liraglutide also …

Turner syndrome is recognized now as a syndrome familiar not only to pediatricians and
pediatric specialists, medical geneticists, adult endocrinologists, and cardiologists, but also …

Quantitative computed tomography (QCT), high-resolution peripheral QCT (HR-pQCT) and
dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans are commonly used when assessing bone mass and …