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A new FOXL2 gene mutation in a woman with premature ovarian failure and sporadic blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome.
Fertility and sterility - 1 Feb 2010
Corrêa Frederico José Silva, Tavares Adriano Bueno, Pereira Rinaldo Wellerson, Abrão Mauricio Simões
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OBJECTIVE: To describe a new FOXL2 gene mutation in a woman with sporadic blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES) and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University medical center. PATIENT(S): A 28-year-old woman. INTERVENTION(S): Clinical evaluation, hormone assays, gene mutation research. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): FOXL2 gene mutation. RESULT(S): The patient with...
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