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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2022

Long-Term Treatment With Letrozole in a Boy With Familial Male-Limited Precocious Puberty.

Xin Yuan, Ruimin Chen, Ying Zhang, Xiaohong Yang, Xiangquan Lin

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Xin YuanDepartment of Endocrinology, Genetics and Metabolism, Fuzhou Children's Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Ruimin ChenDepartment of Endocrinology, Genetics and Metabolism, Fuzhou Children's Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Ying ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, Genetics and Metabolism, Fuzhou Children's Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Xiaohong YangDepartment of Endocrinology, Genetics and Metabolism, Fuzhou Children's Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Xiangquan LinDepartment of Endocrinology, Genetics and Metabolism, Fuzhou Children's Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Fujian Medical University · CN

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Abstract

Background: The long-term follow-up in children with familial male-limited precocious puberty (FMPP) who were treated with letrozole, triptorelin, and spironolactone is limited, especially considering the efficiency and safety. Objective: We describe the clinical characteristics and long-term treatment with letrozole on adult height of a boy diagnosed with FMPP, confirmed by analysis of the LHCGR gene. Methods: Physical examinations, bone age (BA), testosterone, and gonadotropin levels were measured as well as gene sequencing of the proband and parents. Results: The boy was referred to the hospital at 3.1 years of age due to peripheral precocious puberty. His height was 116.8cm (+5.1SD) and BA was 9 years. Genetic analysis revealed a patrilineal c.1703C>T.(p.Ala568Val) mutation of the LHCGR gene. After treating with letrozole for 1.6 years, the height according to BA went from -3.52SD to -2.82SD. Triptorelin was added at age 4.7 years based on both the evidence of central puberty and his growth velocity according to BA. During the 6.9 years of treatment, he had a height gain of 51.9cm, and BA increased 5.2 years. At age 10, his present height is 168.7cm (0.05SD) and BA is 14.7 years. No adverse effects of treatment were encountered. Conclusion: A patrilineal mutation of the LHCGR gene has been identified in a boy with FMPP. His height is 168.7cm (-0.05SD) which is approaching his adult height after long-term treatment with letrozole, triptorelin, and spironolactone.

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Puberty, PrecociousAdultChildChild, PreschoolHumansLetrozoleMaleSpironolactoneTriptorelin PamoateLetrozoleSpironolactoneTriptorelin Pamoatearomatase inhibitorcontrol of pubertyfamilial male-limited precocious pubertyfollow-upgene diagnostics

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