Menstrual disorders and endocrine profiles in fragile X carriers prior to 40 years of age: A pilot study

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 327-328

  Braat, Didi D M ^a   Smits, Arie P T ^a   Thomas, Chris M G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

7 estradiol (E2); FMR1 mutation; Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); Luteinizing hormone (LH); Premature ovarian failure; Progesterone (P)

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY MENOPAUSE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ONSET AGE; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0033515674     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990402)83:4<327::AID-AJMG19>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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