Article
X-linked premature ovarian failure: a complex disease.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Jun 2006
Toniolo Daniela
Abstract excerpt
Involvement of the X chromosome in premature ovarian failure was demonstrated by the relatively frequent chromosomal rearrangements in patients, but the requirement of two X chromosomes for ovarian function was quite unexplained until recently. Review of the data on chromosomal rearrangements suggests that several genes along the X chromosomes contribute to ovarian function. In most instances, no single X...
Topics
- Animals
- Female
- Genes, X-Linked
- Humans
- Monosomy
- Mutation
- Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
- Turner Syndrome
- X Chromosome
