Diagnostic difficulty in polycystic ovary syndrome due to an LH-β- subunit variant

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 235-238

  Kurioka, H ^a   Takahashi, K ^a   Irikoma, M ^a   Okada, M ^a   Ozaki, T ^a   Ueda, T ^a   Miyazaki, K ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0032892870     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1400235     Document Type: Article

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