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

Frontiers 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, M. Lazarević, J. Žibert, Nika Obolnar, Nataša Aleksovska, Jasna Šuput Omladič, T. Battelino, M. Avbelj Stefanija   +7 more
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Central Precocious Puberty in Italian Boys: Data From a Large Nationwide Cohort

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Context There are only a few nationwide studies on boys with central precocious puberty (CPP) and the last Italian study is a case series of 45 boys that dates back to 2000.
Alessandra Cassio, Gloria Marescotti, T. Aversa, M. Salerno, G. Tornese, M. Stancampiano, G. Tuli, M. Faienza, P. Cavarzere, D. Fava, M. Parpagnoli, P. Bruzzi, A. Ibba, V. Calcaterra, C. Mameli, A. Grandone, V. Cherubini, V. Assirelli, Francesca Franchina, D. Capalbo, R. Mase, Gianluca Tamaro, Julia Cavasin, J. Munarin, Gianni Russo, M. Wasniewska   +25 more
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Obesity is a risk factor for central precocious puberty: a case-control study

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background Obesity is an important underlying cause of central precocious puberty (CPP), but previous large studies are flawed by using just age and breast examination to diagnose CPP.
Gaiyan Liu, Jinxin Guo, Xuejing Zhang, Yu Lu, Junjie Miao, Hong‐mei Xue   +5 more
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Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on idiopathic central precocious puberty – experience from an Indian centre

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism (JPEM), 2022
Objectives Owing to increase in referrals for precocity observed during COVID-19 lockdown, this study was conducted to estimate the proportion of patients referred for precocity and within these, those with idiopathic central precocious puberty (iCPP ...
Shruti A. Mondkar, Chirantap Oza, V. Khadilkar, Nikhil Shah, K. Gondhalekar, N. Kajale, A. Khadilkar   +6 more
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog therapies for children with central precocious puberty in the United States

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa's) are the standard treatment for children with central precocious puberty (CPP). We aim to present data on available GnRHa options with an easy-to-review table and discuss factors that influence treatment ...
J. Popovic, M. Geffner, A. Rogol, L. Silverman, P. Kaplowitz, N. Mauras, P. Zeitler, E. Eugster, K. Klein   +8 more
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Central Precocious Puberty in a Child With Metachromatic Leukodystrophy [PDF]

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2018
Metachromatic leucodystrophy (MLD) is a rare inherited lysosomal disorder caused by reduced activity of the enzyme arylsulfatase A with accumulation of sulfatides in the nervous system. We report a female child affected by MLD who developed central precocious puberty (CPP). This association has not been described so far.
Gilda Belli, Emanuele Bartolini, Emanuele Bartolini, Andrea Bianchi, Mario Mascalchi, Mario Mascalchi, Stefano Stagi   +6 more
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The Role of DLK1 Deficiency in Central Precocious Puberty and Association with Metabolic Dysregulation

Hormone Research in Paediatrics
Introduction: Precocious puberty is defined as the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of 8 years in girls and 9 years in boys.
Francesco d’Aniello, K. Mariniello, Yasmin Al Sayed, Karishma Bhavsar, Jordan E Read, L. Guasti, Sasha R. Howard   +6 more
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Integrated analysis of proteomics and metabolomics in girls with central precocious puberty

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
Background Central precocious puberty (CPP) is a multifactorial and complex condition. Traditional studies focusing on a single indicator cannot always elucidate this panoramic condition but these may be revealed by using omics techniques.
Mei Li, D. Lan, Yanfei Chen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Precocious puberty: a clinical review

, 2018
Precocious puberty is defined as pubertal development occurring more than 2.5 standard deviations earlier than the average age. It may comprise of central or gonadotropin-dependent precocious puberty and peripheral or gonadotropin-independent precocious ...
Samal, Rupal, P., Pallavee, Pallavee P., Rupal Samal   +3 more
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Interaction between Vitamin D homeostasis, gut microbiota, and central precocious puberty

Frontiers in Endocrinology
Central precocious puberty (CPP) is an endocrine disease in children, characterized by rapid genital development and secondary sexual characteristics before the age of eight in girls and nine in boys.
Doudou Guo, Xin Ning, T. Bai, Lingfang Tan, Yanfen Zhou, Zhicheng Guo, Xin Li   +6 more
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