November 2012 in “Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes” This case report describes a 46,XY female patient with a novel homozygous nonsense mutation in the LHCGR gene, highlighting the need for molecular analysis in disorders of sexual development.
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September 2014 in “European Journal of Dermatology” This study found a significant positive correlation between hair thickness and growth rate, with a notably slower growth rate observed in men with male pattern hair loss compared to healthy controls.
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August 2020 in “JCRPE” This report presents a case of familial male-limited precocious puberty with a novel LHCGR gene mutation, where a boy responded well to treatment with bicalutamide and anastrozole.
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November 2024 in “European Journal of Endocrinology” This study observed that higher childhood levels of DHEAS were associated with more advanced pubertal development and correlated with changes in DNA methylation near puberty-related genes in both boys and girls, potentially explaining the hormone's influence on puberty.
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October 1992 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” In this study, Scalp Immersion Proxigraphy (SIP) was shown to produce more accurate measurements of linear hair growth rate than crude phototrichogram techniques, suggesting SIP's suitability for clinical trials monitoring hair growth.