The role of Ad-36 as a risk factor in males with gynecomastia

Kocazeybek B., Saribas S., Ergin S.

MEDICAL HYPOTHESES, cilt.85, sa.6, ss.992-996, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 85 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.mehy.2015.08.020
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL HYPOTHESES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.992-996
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Gynecomastia is highly prevalent worldwide and Adenovirus-36 (Ad-36), recently implicated in increased adipose tissue deposition due to its affinity for adipose tissue, is a potential etiological agent in the development of obesity and therefore we hypothesized that Ad-36 may also play a role in the development of gynecomastia by possibly accompanying increased regional adiposity.