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Genetic studies to identify genes underlying menopausal age.
Human reproduction update - 1 Jan 2000
Kok Helen S, van Asselt Kristel M, van der Schouw Yvonne T, Peeters Petra H M, Wijmenga Cisca
Abstract excerpt
Menopausal age is important as a retrospective marker for ovarian senescence, an early menopausal age is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis, whereas a later menopausal age has been associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. The worldwide average for age at natural menopause is approximately 51 years and is more or less normally distributed with a range roughly...
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