A new pathway in the control of the initiation of puberty: The MKRN3 gene

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2015, Pages R131-R139

  Abreu, Ana Paula ^a   Macedo, Delanie B ^b   Brito, Vinicius N ^b   Kaiser, Ursula B ^a   Latronico, Ana Claudia ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gonadotropins; Hypothalamus and neuroendocrinology; Mutations; Secretion

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA; MKRN3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

CENTRAL PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; MKRN3 GENE; NONHUMAN; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PUBERTY; REVIEW; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENETICS; HYPOTHALAMUS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AGE OF ONSET; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; PUBERTY; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84953725482     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: 14796813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JME-14-0315     Document Type: Review

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