Makorin ring finger 3 gene analysis in Koreans with familial precocious puberty.

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BACKGROUND: Precocious puberty is known as an idiopathic, sporadic disease. Recently, specific mutations have been shown to cause familial central precocious puberty (CPP). The makorin ring finger 3 (MKRN3) gene plays a key role in puberty; loss-of-function mutations in the gene trigger familial CPP. To date, most described patients have been Western; few Asians with CPP have been documented. OBJECTIVE: To...

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