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Case Report: A Novel Heterozygous ZP3 Deletion Associated With Empty Follicle Syndrome and Abnormal Follicular Development
19 May 2021
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Background: Empty follicle syndrome (EFS) is defined as the complete failure to retrieve oocytes after ovarian stimulation. Although several mutations in ZP1, ZP2, ZP3, and LHCGR have been identified as genetic causes of EFS, its pathogenesis is still not well-understood. Methods: Whole-exome sequencing (WES) was employed to identify the candidate pathogenic mutations, which were then verified by Sanger...
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