Article
No evidence of the inactivating mutation (C566T) in the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor gene in Brazilian women with premature ovarian failure.
Fertility and sterility - 1 Sept 1998
da Fonte Kohek M B, Batista M C, Russell A J, Vass K, Giacaglia L R, Mendonca B B, Latronico A C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the presence of FSH receptor gene mutations in women with premature ovarian failure (POF). DESIGN: Clinical and molecular studies. SETTING: Research laboratory in a university setting. PATIENT(S): Fifteen 46,XX women with POF and 42 normal fertile controls. INTERVENTION(...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Brazil
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Mutation
- Periodicity
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
- Receptors, FSH