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Screening of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor gene in women with premature ovarian failure in southern Brazil and associations with phenotype.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Jun 2008
Vilodre L C, Kohek M B F, Spritzer P M
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the presence of mutations/polymorphisms in the FSH receptor (FSHR) gene and their association with phenotype in women with premature ovarian failure (POF) in southern Brazil. Clinical and hormonal variables were determined in 36 46,XX women with primary or secondary amenorrhea before the age of 40 yr, FSH >40 IU/l and ovarian failure. DNA was isolated from peripheral leukocytes. Exons 6, 7, 9, and...
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