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Fragile X premutation in women with sporadic premature ovarian failure in Slovenia.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Aug 2003
Gersak Ksenija, Meden-Vrtovec Helena, Peterlin Borut
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BACKGROUND: Fragile X premutation carriers are at increased risk of premature ovarian failure (POF), which is usually defined as menopause before the age of 40 years. METHODS: We evaluated 83 women with sporadic premature ovarian failure, treated at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, between 1991 and 2001. There was no family history of mental retardation in any of...
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