FRAXA premutation associated with premature ovarian failure

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 373-375

  Vianna Morgante, Angela M ^a   Costa, Silvia S ^a   Pares, Annunziata S ^b   Verreschi, Ieda T N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

FRAXA heterozygotes; FRAXA premutation; premature menopause; premature ovarian failure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXON; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEGREGATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHYLATION; MUTATION RATE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DNA; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; PEDIGREE; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030015141     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960809)64:2<373::AID-AJMG28>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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