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Central precocious puberty: From genetics to treatment [PDF]
Central precocious puberty (CPP) results from early activation of the hypothalamic - pituitary -gonadal (HPG) axis and follows the same sequence as normal puberty.
Eugster, Erica A. +1 more
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Central precocious puberty in a 3 year-old girl with Phenylketonuria: a rare association? [PDF]
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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Contemporary issues in precocious puberty
Precocious puberty poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the physician. Recent advances in the understanding of pathophysiology of precocious puberty have resulted in improved management.
Anurag Bajpai, PSN Menon
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Influence of HFD-induced precocious puberty on neurodevelopment in mice
Background Precocious puberty is frequently associated with obesity, which will lead to long-term effects, especially on growth and reproduction. However, the effect of precocious puberty on children's neurodevelopment is still unknown.
Tingbei Bo +5 more
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Treatment of Girls and Boys with McCune-Albright Syndrome with Precocious Puberty - Update 2017 [PDF]
The most common endocrinopathy associated with McCune-Albright Syndrome (MAS) is peripheral precocious puberty (PP) which occurs far more often in girls than in boys.
Eugster, Erica A., Neyman, Anna
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Leydig cell testicular tumours are a rare cause of precocious pseudopuberty in boys. Surgery is the main therapy and shows good overall prognosis. The physical signs of precocious puberty are expected to disappear shortly after surgical removal of the ...
Alberto eVerrotti +5 more
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Is precocious puberty linked to hypothalamic expression of arginine-phenylalanine-amide-related peptide? [PDF]
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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Grey matter volume correlates with virtual water maze task performance in boys with androgen excess [PDF]
Major questions remain about the specific role of testosterone in human spatial navigation. We tested 10 boys (mean age 11.65 years) with an extremely rare disorder of androgen excess (Familial Male Precocious Puberty, FMPP) and 40 healthy boys (mean age
Cornwell, BR +7 more
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Treatment of Peripheral Precocious Puberty [PDF]
There are many etiologies of peripheral precocious puberty (PPP) with diverse manifestations resulting from exposure to androgens, estrogens, or both. The clinical presentation depends on the underlying process and may be acute or gradual.
Eugster, Erica A., Schoelwer, Melissa
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Lipid profile in girls with precocious puberty: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective Many studies have investigated the impact of precocious puberty on cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes and the association between lipid profile levels and precocious puberty. However, the results have been inconsistent.
Mei Jiang +3 more
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