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Is the immunological noise of abnormal autoimmunity an independent risk factor for premature ovarian aging?
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2000
Gleicher Norbert, Weghofer Andrea, Oktay Kutluk, Barad David H
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OBJECTIVE: The risk for premature ovarian failure increases in association with two principal known etiologies: in the presence of excessive triple CGG expansions on the FMR1 (fragile X) gene (genetic etiology) and in association with a variety of autoimmune conditions (autoimmune etiology). To what degree milder forms of premature ovarian aging are also associated with these two etiologies is, however, unknown....
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