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Investigation of MKRN3 Mutation in Patients with Familial Central Precocious Puberty
Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology - 31 Jul 2018
Aycan Zehra, Savaş-Erdeve Şenay, Çetinkaya Semra, Kurnaz Erdal, Keskin Melikşah, Muratoğlu Şahin Nursel, Bayramoğlu Elvan, Ceylaner Gülay
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Objective: There have been recent advances in the understanding of the etiology of idiopathic central precocious puberty (iCPP) including new genetic associations. The aim of this clinical study was to determine the frequency of MKRN3 mutation in cases of familial iCPP. Methods: Potential sequence variations in the maternally imprinted MKRN3 gene were evaluated in 19 participants from 10 families using...
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