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Identification of novel mutations in FOXL2 associated with premature ovarian failure.
Molecular human reproduction - 1 Aug 2002
Harris S E, Chand A L, Winship I M, Gersak K, Aittomäki K, Shelling A N
Abstract excerpt
Premature ovarian failure (POF) affects approximately 1% of women and is known to be caused by sex chromosome abnormalities, iatrogenic agents and autoimmune diseases, but in the majority of cases the cause is unknown. However, several families have been identified as having an inherited predisposition to POF, suggesting a genetic component to the condition in these cases. The FOXL2 gene of 70 POF patients from...
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