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Prediction of severity of symptoms in iatrogenic ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome by follicle-stimulating hormone receptor Ser680Asn polymorphism.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 2004
Daelemans Caroline, Smits Guillaume, de Maertelaer Viviane, Costagliola Sabine, Englert Yvon, Vassart Gilbert, Delbaere Anne
Abstract excerpt
The ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a potentially life-threatening complication of ovarian stimulation treatments for in vitro fertilization (i.v.f.). Recently, three different mutations of the FSH receptor (FSHr) have been identified in patients who presented recurrent spontaneous OHSS. This prompted us to study a possible association between coding polymorphisms of the FSHr and the occurrence of...
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