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Genetics of ovarian insufficiency and defects of folliculogenesis.
Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism - 1 Jan 2022
França Monica Malheiros, Mendonca Berenice Bilharinho
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Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) is determined by exhaustion of follicles in the ovaries, which leads to infertility before the age of 40 years. It is characterized by a strong familial and heterogeneous genetic background. Therefore, we will mainly discuss the genetic basis of POI in this review. We identified 107 genes related to POI etiology in mammals described by several independent groups. Thirty-four of...
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