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Mutations of the KISS1 gene in disorders of puberty.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 May 2010
Silveira L G, Noel S D, Silveira-Neto A P, Abreu A P, Brito V N, Santos M G, Bianco S D C, Kuohung W, Xu S, Gryngarten M, Escobar M E, Arnhold I J P, Mendonca B B, Kaiser U B, Latronico A C
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Kisspeptin, encoded by the KISS1 gene, is a key stimulatory factor of GnRH secretion and puberty onset. Inactivating mutations of its receptor (KISS1R) cause isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH). A unique KISS1R-activating mutation was described in central precocious puberty (CPP...
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