Premature ovarian failure (POF) and fragile X premutation females: From pof to fragile X carrier identification, from fragile X carrier diagnosis to POF association data

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 300-303

  Giovannucci Uzielli, Maria Luisa ^a   Guarducci, S ^b   Lapi, E ^b   Cecconi, A ^b   Ricci, U ^b   Ricotti, G ^b   Biondi, C ^b   Scarselli, B ^b   Vieri, F ^b   Scarnato, P ^b   Gori, F ^b   Sereni, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fragile X; Premature ovarian failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; EARLY MENOPAUSE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OVARY DISEASE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; PEDIGREE;

EID: 0033612244     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990528)84:3<300::AID-AJMG27>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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