FMR1 repeat sizes in the gray zone and high end of the normal range are associated with premature ovarian failure

Human Genetics

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 376-382

  Bretherick, Karla L ^a,b   Fluker, Margo R ^b,c   Robinson, Wendy P ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Genesis Fertility Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 23944493381     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-005-1326-8     Document Type: Article

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