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Association of the timing of puberty with a chromosome 2 locus.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 2008
Wehkalampi Karoliina, Widén Elisabeth, Laine Tiina, Palotie Aarno, Dunkel Leo
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CONTEXT: Twin studies indicate that the timing of pubertal onset is under strong genetic control. However, genes controlling pubertal timing in the general population have not yet been identified. OBJECTIVE: To facilitate the identification of genes influencing the timing of pubertal growth and maturation, we conducted linkage mapping of constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP), an extreme variant of...
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