Chromosomal abnormalities and FMR1 gene premutation in Chinese women with premature menopause

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 243-250

  Lo, T K ^a   Lo, I F M ^b   Chan, W K ^b   Tong, T M F ^b   Lam, S T S ^b  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Cheung Sha Wan Jockey Club Clinic   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fragile X syndrome; Menopause, premature; Ovarian failure, premature; X chromosome

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOGENETICS; EARLY MENOPAUSE; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; X CHROMOSOME ABERRATION;

ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; GENE DELETION; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 23844540636     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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