Article
Intermediate CGG repeat length at the FMR1 locus is not associated with hormonal indicators of ovarian age.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jul 2014
Kline Jennie K, Kinney Ann M, Levin Bruce, Brown Stephen A, Hadd Andrew G, Warburton Dorothy
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Premutation and intermediate CGG repeat length at the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) locus have been associated with premature ovarian failure. We tested whether intermediate length is associated with indicators of ovarian age in a sample of fertile women. Our primary measures of ovarian age were antimüllerian hormone (AMH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels. METHODS: The...
Topics
- Abortion, Spontaneous
- Adult
- Alleles
- Anti-Mullerian Hormone
- Chromosome Mapping
- Female
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone
- Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein
- Genotype
- Humans
- Mutation
