Article
Joint models reveal genetic architecture of transitions between pubertal stages and their association with BMI in a Latino population
2023-07-01
Abstract excerpt
Early or late pubertal onset can lead to disease in adulthood, including cancer, obesity, type 2 diabetes, metabolic disorders, bone fractures and psychopathologies. Thus, knowing the age at which puberty is attained is crucial as it can serve as a risk factor for future diseases. Pubertal development is divided into five stages of sexual maturation in boys and girls according to the standardized Tanner scale. We...
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- Literature Corpus work
- ea02cf9a-5060-50f6-afcb-4716684ab9cc
- DOI
- 10.1101/2023.06.29.23292039
