Clinical presentation of McCune-Albright syndrome in males

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 619-622

  Wasniewska, Malgorzata ^a,f   Matarazzo, Patrizia ^b   Weber, Giovanna ^c   Russo, Gianni ^g   Zampolli, Maria ^d   Salzano, Giuseppina ^a   Zirilli, Giuseppina ^a   Bertelloni, Silvano ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Boys; McCune Albright syndrome; Peripheral precocious puberty; Testicular microlithiasis; Testicular ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALBRIGHT SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MACROORCHIDISM; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTICULAR ENLARGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, POLYOSTOTIC; HUMANS; ITALY; LITHIASIS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREVALENCE; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS;

EID: 33745225627     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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