Genetic mutation inherited from father's side linked to early puberty (EurekAlert, 5 June 2013)

07 Jun 2013


A study from the US and Brazil published in The New England Journal of Medicine and to be presented at ENDO 2013 identifies loss of function mutations in a single gene in several families displaying a history of central precocious puberty. Further analysis suggests that in all affected individuals included in the study, the mutated gene was inherited from the father.

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