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Impaired protein stability and nuclear localization of NOBOX variants associated with premature ovarian insufficiency.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Dec 2016
Ferrari Ilaria, Bouilly Justine, Beau Isabelle, Guizzardi Fabiana, Ferlin Alberto, Pollazzon Marzia, Salerno Mariacarolina, Binart Nadine, Persani Luca, Rossetti Raffaella
Abstract excerpt
Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a clinical syndrome defined by a loss of ovarian activity before the age of 40. Its pathogenesis is still largely unknown, but increasing evidences support a genetic basis in most cases. Among these, heterozygous mutations in NOBOX, a homeobox gene encoding a transcription factor expressed specifically by oocyte and granulosa cells within the ovary, have been reported in...
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