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The role of genetic and autoimmune factors in premature ovarian failure.
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics - 1 Jun 2013
Shamilova Nigyar N, Marchenko Larisa A, Dolgushina Nataliya V, Zaletaev Dmitry V, Sukhikh Gennady T
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To identify the role of both genetic (number of CGG repeats in the FMR1 gene) and autoimmune factors (anti-ovarian antibodies) in premature ovarian failure (POF). METHODS: In cross-sectional study, 78 women with POF were divided into 3 groups by the number of CGG repeats (less than 28, 28-36, more than 36) in any of the FMR1 gene alleles. We performed the detection of skewed X-chromosome inactivation,...
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