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LRP5 in premature adrenarche and in metabolic characteristics of prepubertal children.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 May 2009
Lappalainen Saila, Saarinen Anne, Utriainen Pauliina, Voutilainen Raimo, Jääskeläinen Jarmo, Mäkitie Outi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Premature adrenarche (PA) is associated with unfavourable metabolic characteristics. We hypothesized that genetic variation in low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5), which is involved in Wnt signalling in the adrenal cortex and in cholesterol metabolism, plays a role in the pathogenesis of PA. DESIGN AND PATIENTS: We performed a cross-sectional association study in 73 Finnish...
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