Mutation analysis of the inhibin alpha gene in a cohort of Italian women affected by ovarian failure

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1741-1745

  Marozzi, A ^a   Porta, C ^a   Vegetti, W ^a   Crosignani, P G ^a   Tibiletti, M G ^b   Dalpra L ^c   Ginelli, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inhibin; Mutation; Ovarian failure; Premature ovarian failure; Sterility

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INHIBIN; INHIBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY MENOPAUSE; EXON; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INHERITANCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY AMENORRHEA; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

FALLOPIA; MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 0036069223     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.7.1741     Document Type: Article

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