Fragile X premutation screening in women with premature ovarian failure

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1184-1187

  Conway, Gerard S ^a,c   Payne, Nadia N ^a   Webb, James ^b   Murray, Anna ^b   Jacobs, Patricia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fragile X syndrome; FRAXA; Premature ovarian failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PREVALENCE;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0031809893     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.5.1184     Document Type: Article

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