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Releasing the brake on puberty

Hughes, Ieuan A.·2013·New England Journal of Medicine

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What is so magical about the age at onset of puberty in humans — currently set at approximately 11 years of age?1 Why not 6 or 16? Indeed, addressing this question from the perspective of evolutionary biology2 suggests that puberty, as defined by age at menarche in girls, was earlier in Neolithic times and became delayed during the Industrial Revolution before reverting over the past two centuries to the present set point.3 The shortened life span and the need to reach reproductive capacity would seem to have been predominant influences on the age of menarche thousands of years ago, whereas . . .

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  • Taken together, the findings suggest that the loss of function of MKRN3 results in early puberty, implying an inhibitory role of MKRN3 on GnRH secretion.

    “Taken together, these findings suggest that the loss of function of MKRN3 results in early puberty, implying an inhibitory role of MKRN3 on GnRH secretion.77”

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Authors
Hughes, I. A.
Affiliations
University of Cambridge (GB)
Corresponding author
Hughes, Ieuan A.
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2013-06-27
Volume
368
Issue
26
Pages
2513-2515
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
OpenAlex
W2061774338
Cited by
29
References
11
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 2
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
Keywords
age at menarche, puberty onset, Neolithic, Industrial Revolution, reproductive capacity, lifespan
MeSH terms
Animals, Female, Humans, Male, Puberty, Precocious, Ribonucleoproteins, Frameshift Mutation, Mutation, Missense, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases

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