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Effectiveness of anastrozole and cyproterone acetate in two brothers with familial male precocious puberty.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Oct 2008
Eyssette-Guerreau Stéphanie, Pinto Graziella, Sultan Ariane, Le Merrer Martine, Sultan Charles, Polak Michel
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Testotoxicosis is a rare form of precocious puberty caused by a constitutively activating mutation in the luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR) gene. Symptoms include rapid virilization, accelerated growth and reduced adult height. We describe a rare association of testotoxicosis with a metaphyseal chondrodysplasia called cartilage-hair hypoplasia (CHH) and report two brothers with testotoxicosis after 4...
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