Association between idiopathic premature ovarian failure and fragile X premutation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 197-202

  Marozzi, Anna ^a   Vegetti, Walter ^a   Manfredini, Emanuela ^a   Tibiletti, Maria Grazia ^b   Testa, Giovanna ^c   Crosignani, Pier Giorgio ^a   Ginelli, Enrico ^a   Meneveri, Raffaella ^d   Dalprà, Leda ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CGG expansion; FMR1 gene; Fragile X syndrome; FRAXA premutation; Premature ovarian failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY MENOPAUSE; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHENOTYPE; SCREENING;

EID: 0033982829     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.1.197     Document Type: Article

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