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Detailed clinical and molecular study of 20 females with Xq deletions with special reference to menstruation and fertility.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2013
Mercer Catherine L, Lachlan Katherine, Karcanias Alexandra, Affara Nabeel, Huang Shuwen, Jacobs Patricia A, Thomas N Simon
Abstract excerpt
Integrity of the long arm of the X chromosome is important for maintaining female fertility and several critical regions for normal ovarian function have been proposed. In order to understand further the importance of specific areas of the X chromosome, we describe a series of 20 previously unreported patients missing part of Xq in whom detailed phenotypic information has been gathered as well as precise...
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