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Patterns of Inheritance of Constitutional Delay of Growth and Puberty in Families of Adolescent Girls and Boys Referred to Specialist Pediatric Care
27 Dec 2007
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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP), more commonly observed in boys than girls, often has a familial background. We characterized the occurrence of CDGP in relatives of CDGP patients to elucidate the mechanisms influencing timing of puberty. PARTICIPANTS AND DESIGN: We identified 492 subjects with CDGP from hospital records of two pediatric clinics in Finland; 95 male and 29...
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