Deep phenotyping of pubertal development in Norwegian children: the Bergen Growth Study 2

CONCLUSIONS: Ultrasound-based assessments of puberty provided novel references for breast developmental stages and enabled the measurement of testicular volume on a continuous scale. Endocrine z-scores allowed for an intuitive interpretation of changing hormonal levels during puberty on a quantitative scale, which, in turn, provides opportunities for further analysis of pubertal development using machine-learning approaches.PMID:37358552 | DOI:10.1080/03014460.2023.2174272

Source: Annals of Human Biology - June 26, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Petur B Juliusson Ingvild S Bruserud Ninnie Helen Bakken Oehme Andre Madsen Ingvild H Forthun Melissa Balthasar Karen Rosendahl Kristin Viste Astanand Jugessur Lawrence M Schell Robert Bjerknes Mathieu Roelants Source Type: research