BACKGROUND Menarche is the first menstrual period of a girl at puberty. The timing of
menarche is important for health in later life. Age at menarche is a complex trait and has a …

Context: Puberty is initiated by a complex interaction of suppressing and stimulating factors.
Genetic studies of familial central precocious puberty have suggested makorin ring finger …

PURPOSE: Early life exposures during times of rapid growth and development are
recognized increasingly to impact later life. Epidemiologic studies document an association …

Sex bias in immune function has been well-described, and women have been shown to
counter immunologically stimulating phenomena such as infection, malignancy, and trauma …

Puberty has long been recognised as a difficult and upsetting process for individuals and
families, but it is now also being widely described as in crisis. Reportedly occurring earlier …

Genomes usually contain some non-repetitive sequences that are missing from the
reference genome and occur only in a population subset. Such non-repetitive, non …

Recent studies have shown a rise in precocious puberty, especially in girls. At the same
time, childhood obesity due to overnutrition and energy imbalance is rising too. Nutrition and …

Twin and family studies indicate that the timing of primary tooth eruption is highly heritable,
with estimates typically exceeding 80%. To identify variants involved in primary tooth …

There is substantial genetic variation for common traits associated with reproductive lifespan
and for common diseases influencing female fertility. Progress in high-throughput …

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