Screening of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor gene in women with premature ovarian failure in southern Brazil and associations with phenotype

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 552-557

  Vilodre, L C ^a,b   Kohek, M B F ^c   Spritzer, P M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; FSH receptor; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ASPARAGINE; DNA; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SERINE; TESTOSTERONE; THREONINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA ISOLATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; EXON; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; LEUKOCYTE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIMARY AMENORRHEA; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 48449102871     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03346407     Document Type: Article

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