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Puberty, Precocious

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Definition: Development of SEXUAL MATURATION in boys and girls at a chronological age that is 2.5 standard deviations below the mean age at onset of PUBERTY in the population. This early maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis results in sexual precocity, elevated serum levels of GONADOTROPINS and GONADAL STEROID HORMONES such as ESTRADIOL and TESTOSTERONE.  human only    Other names Precocious Puberty
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Sexual precocity  0   *Puberty, Precocious.
Familial Testotoxicosis  0   *Puberty, Precocious.
Spastic paraplegia with precocious puberty  0   *Puberty, Precocious *Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary.

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