Increased prevalence of luteinizing hormone beta-subunit variant in Japanese infertility patients.

doi:10.1093/humrep/13.12.3338

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Increased prevalence of luteinizing hormone beta-subunit variant in Japanese infertility patients.

Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Dec 1998

Takahashi K, Kurioka H, Ozaki T, Kanasaki H, Kohsaka M, Miyazaki K, Karino K

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To determine the frequency of a common luteinizing hormone variant in a Japanese population and to evaluate its significance in infertility, serum samples were collected from 169 healthy non-pregnant Japanese women, 105 healthy adult Japanese men and 97 female Japanese infertility patients. The l...

Topics

Adult
Female
Genetic Variation
Heterozygote
Homozygote
Humans
Infertility, Female
Japan
Luteinizing Hormone
Male
Middle Aged
Point Mutation
Pregnancy

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