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Mutation analysis of FOXL2 gene in Chinese patients with premature ovarian failure.
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology - 1 Apr 2010
Ni Feng, Wen Qiaolian, Wang Binbin, Zhou Sirui, Wang Jing, Mu Yuan, Ma Xu, Cao Yunxia
Abstract excerpt
Premature ovarian failure (POF) has recently been associated with mutations in Forkhead L2 (FOXL2) gene, which also being a candidate for blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus (BPES) syndrome. In the current study, we performed a screening analysis by polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing in 118 patients, including one with BPES and her family of six members. The results came back with no novel...
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