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Compound heterozygous null mutations of NOBOX in sisters with delayed puberty and primary amenorrhea.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Oct 2021
Sassi Asma, Désir Julie, Duerinckx Sarah, Soblet Julie, Van Dooren Sonia, Bonduelle Maryse, Abramowicz Marc, Delbaere Anne
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BACKGROUND: Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a heterogeneous clinical syndrome defined by a premature loss of ovarian function that associates menstrual disturbances and hypergonatropic hypogonadism. POI is a major cause of female infertility affecting 1% of women before the age of 40 and up to 0.01% before the age of 20. The etiology of POI may be iatrogenic, auto-immune or genetic but remains however...
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