Female carriers of fragile X premutations have no increased risk for additional diseases other than premature ovarian failure

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 117 A, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-9

  Hundscheid, R D L ^a   Smits, A P T ^a   Thomas, C M G ^a   Kiemeney, L A L M ^a   Braat, D D M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Fragile X premutation; Osteoporosis; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FMR1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NERVE PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FMR1 GENE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENOPAUSE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ADULT; AGED; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; RISK;

ADULT; AGED; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; ODDS RATIO; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; RISK FACTORS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0037736581     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.10862     Document Type: Article

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