Studies of FRAXA and FRAXE in women with premature ovarian failure.

doi:10.1136/jmg.35.8.637

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Studies of FRAXA and FRAXE in women with premature ovarian failure.

Journal of medical genetics - 1 Aug 1998

Murray A, Webb J, Grimley S, Conway G, Jacobs P

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Recent reports suggest that women with FRAXA premutations have an increased likelihood of having premature ovarian failure (POF). We screened 147 women with idiopathic POF for the number of trinucleotide repeats at the FRAXA and FRAXE loci. We found six women with FRAXA premutations, including fo...

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Alleles
Female
Fragile X Syndrome
Humans
Male
Pedigree
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

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