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Exome sequencing reveals MCM8 mutation underlies ovarian failure and chromosomal instability.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jan 2015
AlAsiri Saleh, Basit Sulman, Wood-Trageser Michelle A, Yatsenko Svetlana A, Jeffries Elizabeth P, Surti Urvashi, Ketterer Deborah M, Afzal Sibtain, Ramzan Khushnooda, Faiyaz-Ul Haque Muhammad, Jiang Huaiyang, Trakselis Michael A, Rajkovic Aleksandar
Abstract excerpt
Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a genetically and phenotypically heterogeneous disorder that includes individuals with manifestations ranging from primary amenorrhea to loss of menstrual function prior to age 40. POF presents as hypergonadotropic hypogonadism and can be part of a syndrome or occur in isolation. Here, we studied 3 sisters with primary amenorrhea, hypothyroidism, and hypergonadotropic...
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