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failure and infertility. Mini-puberty is a period of neonatal life which corresponds to an early and transient activation of the gonadotropic axis. Several studies have shown that this period is crucial for the early proliferation of Leydig and Sertoli
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remains the strongest discriminator between isolated DP and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. These include microorchidism, cryptorchidism or micropenis, indicating a lack of prior ‘mini-puberty’ or the presence of other features of GnRH deficiency, which
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activated during mini-puberty ( 1 ) right after birth and until approximately 3–6 months of age. However, when puberty is about to start, the HPG-axis is reactivated by activation of the so-called KNDy neurons (Kiss, NKB and Dyn positive neurons) ( 2
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patients, 46,XY DSD will only be diagnosed at puberty because of amenorrhea and/or virilization. Among the various causes of 46,XY DSD, 5α-reductase type 2 (encoded by SRD5A2 ) ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) or 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type III (encoded
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Introduction Sexual dimorphisms of some dozen or more hormone- and drug-metabolizing constituent cytochromes P450 (CYPs) observed in rats, humans, and many other species examined ( 1 ) are defined by two characteristics. (i) Following puberty
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