A familial case of X chromosome deletion ascertained by cytogenetic screening of women with premature ovarian failure

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3039-3041

  Davison, R M ^a,d   Quilter, C R ^a   Webb, J ^b   Murray, A ^b   Fisher, A M ^b   Valentine, A ^c   Serhal, P ^c   Conway, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytogenetic screening; Familial premature ovarian failure; X deletions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DELETION X; CHROMOSOME XQ; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PRIMARY AMENORRHEA; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0031781361     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.11.3039     Document Type: Article

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