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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2018

7 PUBERTY

Genetic variants and timing of puberty

ey0015.7-6 | Genetic variants and timing of puberty | ESPEYB15

7.6 Differential Impact of Genetic Loci on Age at Thelarche and Menarche in Healthy Girls

AS Busch , CP Hagen , M Assens , KM Main , K Almstrup , A Juul

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Jan 1;103(1):228-234[Comments on 7.5 and 7.6] Remarkably, the timing of puberty shows important differences between individuals1. Based on twin studies, differences in pubertal timing are considered to depend on genetic factors which account for up to 60-70% of the varianc...