BACKGROUND Central precocious puberty (CPP) is often familial but its genetic cause is largely unknown. Very recently, the makorin RING finger protein 3 (MKRN3) gene, located on chromosome 15 in the Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)-associated region (15q11-q13), has been found mutated in 5 families with familial precocious puberty. The MKRN3 is a maternal imprinted gene and the phenotype is expresse...

Two decades ago, the diagnosis of premature sexual development was considered to be simple; the conditions that were recognised were either central precocious puberty, isolated premature thelarche or an adrenal aetiology. The use of pelvic ultrasound and gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue treatment was to completely alter our understanding of these disorders. Pelvic ultrasound led ...

During puberty a child’s body matures into the body of an adult. During this process pathological faults can occur. An early onset of puberty might, for example, cause dwarfism. Psychological stress of the patients is not negligible and should be taken into consideration in medical consultation. The following article provides soon-to-be physicians with a summary of puberty and its malfunctions,...

A small percentage of individuals have the neurological anomaly of central precocious puberty (CPP). Common neurologic causes of CPP include a tumor or congenital lesions. Although Arnold-Chiari malformation can be caused by congenital or acquired causes, it is unusual in patients with CPP. We present the case of a girl aged 4.5 years who complained of breast budding. Her neurological examinati...

results from 110 subjects with cpp, 46 girls (41.8%) were considered as intervention and 64 (58.2%) as control groups. the mean age at initial visit was 7.46 ± 1.03 years. the bmi standard deviation scores in both groups was not significantly different at sixth and 12th months of treatment compared with baseline (p = 0.257 and p = 0.839, respectively). the prevalence of obesity was not signific...

treatment of central precocious puberty (cpp) is the administration of gnrh analogs. metabolic syndrome comprised metabolic disturbances that confer increased risk of (cvd) diabetes mellitus (dm) and cardiovascular disease. this study is a longitudinal prospective study in pediatric endocrinology clinic. 30 non-obese children with idiopathic cpp were involved. total body weight, height, blood p...

the gnrh analogue has been shown to be effective in the treatment of precocious puberty when given as a daily subcutaneous injection. we studied the effectiveness of a long-acting gnrh analogue, triptoreline, for the treatment of central precocity, by suppressing gonadotropin and estradiol secretion in three children with true precocious puberty. one month after single dose intramuscular inject...