Mutations and polymorphisms of the FSH Receptor (FSHR) gene: Clinical implications in female fecundity and molecular biology of FSHR protein and gene

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 785-795

  Lussiana, Cristina ^a   Guani, Benedetta ^a   Mari, Caterina ^c   Restagno, Gabriella ^c   Massobrio, Marco ^a   Revelli, Alberto ^b  

^a Obst/Gyn Department

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c OIRM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYSTEINE; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GLYCINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; SERINE; THREONINE; THYROTROPIN; VALINE;

ALLELE; AMENORRHEA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HORMONE BINDING; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; CHEMISTRY; FERTILITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; INFERTILITY; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, FSH;

EID: 64149118922     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: 15339866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e31818957eb     Document Type: Review

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