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Follicle-stimulating hormone receptor gene mutations are rare in Japanese women with premature ovarian failure and polycystic ovary syndrome.
Fertility and sterility - 1 Jan 2001
Takakura K, Takebayashi K, Wang H Q, Kimura F, Kasahara K, Noda Y
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the known inactivating FSH receptor gene mutations are present in Japanese women with secondary amenorrhea because of premature ovarian failure (POF) and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN: Clinical and molecular studies. SETTING: An outpatient clinic in a university hospital. PATIENT(S): Fifteen women with idiopathic POF, 38 women with PCOS, and three normal controls....
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