The Gene Of Early Puberty Passes From The Father To Children

The Gene Of Early Puberty Passes From The Father To Children.
Scientists translate they've identified a gene metamorphosing behind a condition that causes children to withstand puberty before the age of 9. The condition, known as central smart puberty, appears to be inherited via a gene passed along by fathers, say researchers reporting online June 5, 2013 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Besides help children with prime precocious puberty, "these findings will open the door for a new intuition of what controls the timing of puberty" generally, co-senior study author Dr Ursula Kaiser, himself of the endocrinology, diabetes and hypertension division at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, said in a facility news release.

According to the authors, the mutation leads to the start of puberty before age 8 in girls and before majority 9 in boys. That's earlier than the typical onset of puberty, which begins in girls between ages 8 and 13 and in boys between ages 9 and 14. The library included genetic analyses of 40 settle from 15 families with a history of early puberty.