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Atualização em etiologia, diagnóstico e manejo da precocidade sexual [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Precocious puberty is defined as the development of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of 8 years in girls and 9 years in boys. Gonadotropin-dependent precocious puberty (GDPP) results from the premature activation of the hypothalamic ...
ARNHOLD, Ivo J. P.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

The Congenital and Acquired Mechanisms Implicated in the Etiology of Central Precocious Puberty.

open access: yesEndocrine reviews, 2022
The etiology of central precocious puberty (CPP) is multiple and heterogeneous, including congenital and acquired causes that can be associated with structural or functional brain alterations.
V. Brito   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

On the origin of trisomy 21 Down syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Background: Down syndrome, characterized by an extra chromosome 21 is the most common genetic cause for congenital malformations and learning disability.
Hultén, Maj A.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Central precocious puberty in a girl with LEGIUS syndrome: an accidental association? [PDF]

open access: yes, 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).CASE ...
Antoniazzi, Franco   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Central precocious puberty: Recent advances in understanding the aetiology and in the clinical approach

open access: yesClinical Endocrinology, 2021
Central precocious puberty (CPP) results from early activation of the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐gonadal (HPG) axis. The current state of knowledge of the complex neural network acting at the level of the hypothalamus and the GnRH neuron to control puberty ...
L. Maione, C. Bouvattier, U. Kaiser
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Psychological assessment of mothers and their daughters at the time of diagnosis of precocious puberty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Concerns about psychological distress are often used to justify treatment of girls with precocious puberty, but there is little evidence to support these concerns.
Berenbaum, Sheri A.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Central precocious puberty during COVID-19 pandemic and sleep disturbance: an exploratory study

open access: yesItalian Journal of Pediatrics, 2022
Background Increased incidence of central precocious puberty (CPP) after coronavirus infectious disease-19 lockdown has been reported. Our study aims in investigating changes in CPP rates and in sleep patterns in CPP and healthy controls.
G. R. Umano   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Final adult height in children with central precocious puberty – a retrospective study

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
Background/Aims Central precocious puberty (CPP) is due to premature activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. It predominantly affects girls.
Taja Knific   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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