Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 173-179 , June 2009

No Activating Mutations of FSH Receptor in Four Children with Ovarian Juvenile Granulosa Cell Tumors and the Association of These Tumors with Central Precocious Puberty

  • Firdevs Bas

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Firdevs Bas, Istanbul Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Kliniği, Çapa 34390, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ora Hirsch Pescovitz

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Section of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    • ,
  • Rosemary Steinmetz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2008.10.003

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 173-179 , June 2009

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