The Etiology and Clinical Features of Non-CAH Gonadotropin-Independent Precocious Puberty: A Multicenter Study


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Atay Z., Yesilkaya E., Erdeve S. S., DEMİRCİOĞLU S., Akin L., EREN E., ...More

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.101, no.5, pp.1980-1988, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Aim: The causes of gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty are diverse, and often have overlapping clinical and biochemical features. With the exception of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), disorders that cause gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty (GIPP) are uncommon. The literature is devoid of any large-scale studies on the etiologic distribution of GIPP. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of each etiology in a cohort of patients with GIPP (excluding those with CAH), and to evaluate the clinical and laboratory features of these patients.