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Mutation analysis of the WNT4 gene in Han Chinese women with premature ovarian failure.
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E - 30 May 2011
Chen Beili, Suo Peisu, Wang Binbin, Wang Jing, Yang Lu, Zhou Sirui, Zhu Ying, Ma Xu, Cao Yunxia
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BACKGROUND: The WNT4 gene plays an important role in female sex determination and differentiation. It also contributes to maintaining of the ovaries and the survival of follicles. METHODS: We sequenced the coding region and splice sites of WNT4 in 145 Han Chinese women with premature ovarian failure (POF) and 200 healthy controls. RESULTS: Only one novel variation, in Exon 2 (195C > T), was detected among the...
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