Central precocious puberty in Klinefelter syndrome: A case report with longitudinal follow-up of growth pattern

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 52-55

  Bertelloni, Silvano ^a   Baroncelli, Giampiero I ^a   Battini, Roberta ^a   Saggese, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

body proportion; central precocious puberty; final height; Klinefelter syndrome; linear growth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH ACCELERATION; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS ATROPHY;

EID: 0029795383     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19961002)65:1<52::aid-ajmg8>3.0.co;2-#     Document Type: Article

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