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Familial central precocious puberty: two novel MKRN3 mutations.
Pediatric research - 1 Aug 2021
Varimo Tero, Iivonen Anna-Pauliina, Känsäkoski Johanna, Wehkalampi Karoliina, Hero Matti, Vaaralahti Kirsi, Miettinen Päivi J, Niedziela Marek, Raivio Taneli
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BACKGROUND: Paternally inherited loss-of-function mutations in MKRN3 underlie central precocious puberty (CPP). We describe clinical and genetic features of CPP patients with paternally inherited MKRN3 mutations in two independent families. METHODS: The single coding exon of MKRN3 was analyzed in three patients with CPP and their family members, followed by segregation analyses. Additionally, we report the...
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