MRC Epidemiology Unit

 

Higher levels of IGF-I and adrenal androgens at age 8 years are associated with earlier age at menarche in girls.

Thankamony A, Ong KK, Ahmed ML, Ness AR, Holly JM, Dunger DB

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. Mar 2012

(DOI : 10.1210/jc.2011-3261)

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Heritability of childhood weight gain from birth and risk markers for adult metabolic disease in prepubertal twins.

Beardsall K, Ong KK, Murphy N, Ahmed ML, Zhao JH, Peeters MW, Dunger DB

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. Sep 2009

(DOI : 10.1210/jc.2009-0757)

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Childhood obesity and the timing of puberty.

Ahmed ML, Ong KK, Dunger DB

Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM. Sep 2008

(DOI : 10.1016/j.tem.2009.02.004)

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Lessons from large population studies on timing and tempo of puberty (secular trends and relation to body size): the European trend.

Ong KK, Ahmed ML, Dunger DB

Molecular and cellular endocrinology. Jun 2006

(DOI : 10.1016/j.mce.2006.04.018)

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