Shared Genetics Between Age at Menopause, Early Menopause, POI and Other Traits

doi:10.3389/fgene.2021.676546

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Shared Genetics Between Age at Menopause, Early Menopause, POI and Other Traits

29 Sept 2021

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Reproductive ageing leading to menopause is characterized by depletion of follicles and its regulating mechanisms are only partly understood. Early age at menopause and premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) are associated with several other traits such as cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, osteoporosis and diabetes. In large cohorts of Northern European women hundreds of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)...

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