"Puberty, Precocious" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Development of SEXUAL MATURATION in boys and girls at a chronological age that is 2.5 standard deviations below the mean age at onset of PUBERTY in the population. This early maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis results in sexual precocity, elevated serum levels of GONADOTROPINS and GONADAL STEROID HORMONES such as ESTRADIOL and TESTOSTERONE.
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D011629
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C19.391.693
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| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Puberty, Precocious" by people in Profiles.
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BMI changes through childhood: the impact on puberty, linear growth and hormonal regulation. Pediatr Res. 2020 07; 88(1):11-13.
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Mini-Puberty and Growth. Pediatrics. 2016 07; 138(1).
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Juvenile granulosa cell ovarian tumor: a case report and review of literature. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2009 Oct; 22(5):e114-7.
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Precocious puberty in a 7-year-old boy: a novel case. J Pediatr Urol. 2009 Oct; 5(5):412-4.
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Prolongation of growth by treatment of 11-hydroxylase deficiency with depot-leuprolide, growth hormone, and hydrocortisone. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Oct; 19(10):1251-5.
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Increased frequency of the G972R variant of the insulin receptor substrate-1 (irs-1) gene among girls with a history of precocious pubarche. Fertil Steril. 2002 Dec; 78(6):1288-93.
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Inconsistent effects of the proline12 --> alanine variant of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma2 gene on body mass index in children and adolescent girls. Fertil Steril. 2001 Oct; 76(4):741-7.
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Candidate gene analysis in premature pubarche and adolescent hyperandrogenism. Fertil Steril. 2001 Apr; 75(4):724-30.
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Current age of onset of puberty. Pediatrics. 2000 Sep; 106(3):622-3.
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Precocious puberty following severe head trauma. Am J Dis Child. 1985 May; 139(5):467-9.