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A NANOS3 mutation linked to protein degradation causes premature ovarian insufficiency.
Cell death & disease - 3 Oct 2013
Wu X, Wang B, Dong Z, Zhou S, Liu Z, Shi G, Cao Y, Xu Y
Abstract excerpt
Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), or premature ovarian failure, is defined as the cessation of ovarian function before the age of 40. An insufficient ovarian follicle pool derived from primordial germ cells (PGCs) is an important cause of POI. Although the Nanos gene family is known to be required for PGC development and maintenance in diverse model organisms, the relevance of this information to human biology...
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