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In silico analysis of a novel MKRN3 missense mutation in familial central precocious puberty.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Jan 2016
Neocleous Vassos, Shammas Christos, Phelan Marie M, Nicolaou Stella, Phylactou Leonidas A, Skordis Nicos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The onset of puberty is influenced by the interplay of stimulating and restraining factors, many of which have a genetic origin. Premature activation of the GnRH secretion in central precocious puberty (CPP) may arise either from gain-of-function mutations of the KISS1 and KISS1R genes or from loss-of-function manner mutations of the MKRN3 gene leading to MKRN3 deficiency. OBJECTIVE: To explore the...
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