Premature ovarian failure is associated with maternally and paternally inherited premutation in Brazilian families with fragile X [2] (multiple letters)

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 254-255

  Vianna Morgante, Angela M ^a   Costa, Silvia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HYSTERECTOMY; LETTER; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAZIL; FATHERS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MOTHERS; MUTATION; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0033940911     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302976     Document Type: Letter

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