Effects of childhood obesity and related genetic factors on precocious puberty: protocol for a multi-center prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Tingting Yu (Author), Ying Yu (Author), Xiaoqing Li (Author), Peng Xue (Author), Xiaodan Yu (Author), Yao Chen (Author), Huijun Kong (Author), Cuilan Lin (Author), Xiumin Wang (Author), Hao Mei (Author), Dan Wang (Author), Shijian Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Childhood obesity has important effects on the onset and development of puberty. Although a number of studies have confirmed the relationship between obesity and precocious puberty, little is known about the pleiotropic genes of obesity and precocious puberty and the interaction...