Serum concentrations of follicle stimulating hormone may predict premature ovarian failure in FRAXA premutation women

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1217-1218

  Murray, Anna ^a   Webb, James ^a   MacSwiney, Felicity ^a   Shipley, Emma L ^a   Morton, Newton E ^a   Conway, Gerard S ^b  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fragile X; FSH; Premature ovarian failure; Premutation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FOLLITROPIN; SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PREDICTION; PREMENOPAUSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0032962890     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.5.1217     Document Type: Article

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