Genes underlying delayed puberty.

Abstract excerpt

The genetic control of pubertal timing has been a field of active investigation for the last decade, but remains a fascinating and mysterious conundrum. Self-limited delayed puberty (DP), also known as constitutional delay of growth and puberty, represents the extreme end of normal pubertal timing, and is the commonest cause of DP in both boys and girls. Familial self-limited DP has a clear genetic basis. It is a...

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• Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
• Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
• Inheritance Patterns
• Models, Biological
• Mutation