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Etiology of primary ovarian insufficiency in a series young girls presenting at a pediatric endocrinology center.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Jun 2015
Brauner Raja, Pierrepont Sophie, Bignon-Topalovic Joelle, McElreavey Ken, Bashamboo Anu
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: The cause of the primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) remains unknown in the majority of cases. A retrospective study was carried out in 17 girls with POI and normal 46,XX karyotype evaluated before 20 years of age. The etiology of POI was determined in eight girls (group 1) and remained idiopathic in nine girls (group 2). In group 1, five patients had a medical history: cerebellar ataxia due to...
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