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Constitutional delay of puberty: presentation and inheritance pattern in 48 familial cases.
BMC pediatrics - 12 Mar 2016
Winter Sarah, Ousidhoum Aldjia, McElreavey Kenneth, Brauner Raja
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The mechanism that initiates the onset of puberty is largely unknown but the age of onset is mainly under genetic control and influenced by environmental factors including nutrition. Familial forms of constitutional delay of puberty (CDP) suggest the involvement of genetic factors. The purpose of this study is to describe the presentation and the mode of inheritance of CDP in a series of familial...
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