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Young people presenting with delay in pubertal onset or progression may have one of a spectrum of conditions, with different underlying pathological mechanisms. Whilst environmental factors such as nutrition and emotional well-being can influence the timing of puberty, in the majority of patients presenting with significantly delayed puberty there is a clear family history of delayed or arrested puberty. Pubertal timing is known to be a trait with strong heritability, demonstr...