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Central precocious puberty in a girl with LEGIUS syndrome: an accidental association? [PDF]
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2021 Background Central precocious puberty is a condition characterized by precocious activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. It may be idiopathic or secondary to organic causes, including syndromes such as Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).
Valentina Orlandi +4 more
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Central precocious puberty in a 3 year-old girl with Phenylketonuria: a rare association? [PDF]
, 2014 Background Central precocious puberty (CPP) and phenylketonuria (PKU) are two rare conditions, the latter being the rarer. To date, only one case featuring both these conditions has been reported, and hyperphenylalaninemia was assumed triggering CPP.
Donaldson, Malcolm +3 more
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Central Precocious Puberty: Update on Diagnosis and Treatment [PDF]
, 2015 Central precocious puberty (CPP) is characterized by the same biochemical and physical features as normally timed puberty but occurs at an abnormally early age. Most cases of CPP are seen in girls, in whom it is usually idiopathic.
Chen, Melinda, Eugster, Erica A.
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2022 Clinical practice guidelines for central precocious puberty of Korean children and adolescents [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2023 The Committee of Central Precocious Puberty of Korean Pediatrics and Adolescents of the Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology has newly developed evidence-based 2022 clinical practice guidelines for central precocious puberty in Korean children and ...
Su Jin Kim +14 more
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia– A Rare Cause of Central Precocious Puberty—A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 The term ‘Precocious puberty’ refers to the appearance of pubertal signs at an earlier age than established standard. Precocious puberty may be central or peripheral.
JAYDEEP MAJUMDAR +4 more
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Role of GnRH stimulation test in prediction of a neurogenic aetiology in girls with central precocious puberty [PDF]
New Indian Journal of OBGYN, 2021 Objective: To ascertain the utility of gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) test in diagnosis of neurogenic central precocious puberty (NCPP). Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study over a period of 4 years recruiting girls with early ...
Saravana Bhavan +5 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 BackgroundAlthough previous studies suggested that there is a certain level of body fat mass before puberty can be initiated, most studies have focused on girls.ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between precocious puberty and physical growth in ...
Meijuan Liu +10 more
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Clinical Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, 2022 Leydig cell tumors can cause precocious puberty in prepubertal males. Radical orchiectomy is the standard therapy for Leydig cell tumors, with a good overall prognosis.
Jeong Ho Ahn +3 more
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Is precocious puberty linked to hypothalamic expression of arginine-phenylalanine-amide-related peptide? [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2017 The up-regulator regulation and down-regulator regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in central precocious puberty is not yet known. However, recent advances in neuroendocrinology have shown the controlling role of arginine-phenylalanine ...
Yuanyuan He, Wen Sun, Jian Yu
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Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2021 Background: Puberty is an essential milestone in a person’s life. Studies show that precocious puberty is more common in girls than in boys. Objectives: The aim of this study was to survey the causes of precocious puberty in children referred to the ...
Fatemeh Saffari +2 more
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