hrp0089fc13.1 | Pituitary, Neuroendocrinology and Puberty 2 | ESPE2018

Molecular Screening of Genes Associated with Central Precocious Puberty

Fanis Pavlos , Neocleous Vassos , Toumba Meropi , Gorka Barbara , Stylianou Charilaos , Galli-Tsinopoulou Assimina , Nicolaou Stella , Kyriakou Andreas , Dimitriadou Meropi , Christoforidis Athanasios , Skordis Nicos , Phylactou Leonidas A

Central precocious puberty (CPP) results from premature activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis through the activation of the gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). Gain-of-function mutations of the KISS1 and KISS1R genes or loss-of-function mutations of the makorin RING-finger protein 3 (MKRN3) have been linked with CPP. Moreover intronic and intragenic variants harbouring the imprinted loci of MKRN3-MAGEL2 and DLK1 g...