Genetic Regulation of Puberty Timing in Humans

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 247-255

  Day, Felix R ^a   Perry, John R B ^a   Ong, Ken K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Genetics; Imprinted genes; Menarche; Obesity; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; EPIGENETICS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; MENARCHE; MONOGENIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY;

EID: 84951567261     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000431023     Document Type: Article

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