Precocious puberty in Sanfilippo IIIA disease: Diagnosis and follow-up of two new cases

European Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 466-471

  Concolino, D ^a   Muzzi, G ^a   Pisaturo, L ^a   Piccirillo, A ^a   Di Natale, P ^b   Strisciuglio, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

GnRH agonist treatment; Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA; Mutation S66W

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TRIPTORELIN;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY HEIGHT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXON; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH RATE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; SANFILIPPO SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; TESTIS SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEOLYTIC AGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS III; MUTATION; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; TRIPTORELIN;

EID: 50549089596     PISSN: 17697212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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