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A High-risk Haplotype for Premature Menopause in Childhood Cancer Survivors Exposed to Gonadotoxic Therapy.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 1 Aug 2018
Brooke Russell J, Im Cindy, Wilson Carmen L, Krasin Matthew J, Liu Qi, Li Zhenghong, Sapkota Yadav, Moon WonJong, Morton Lindsay M, Wu Gang, Wang Zhaoming, Chen Wenan, Howell Rebecca M, Armstrong Gregory T, Bhatia Smita, Mostoufi-Moab Sogol, Seidel Kristy, Chanock Stephen J, Zhang Jinghui, Green Daniel M, Sklar Charles A, Hudson Melissa M, Robison Leslie L, Chemaitilly Wassim, Yasui Yutaka
Abstract excerpt
Background: Childhood cancer survivors are at increased risk of therapy-related premature menopause (PM), with a cumulative incidence of 8.0%, but the contribution of genetic factors is unknown. Methods: Genome-wide association analyses were conducted to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with clinically diagnosed PM (menopause < 40 years) among 799 female survivors of childhood cancer...
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