Inhibin alpha gene and susceptibility to premature ovarian failure: A data synthesis

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 551-555

  Zintzaras, Elias ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene; Inhibin alpha; Meta analysis; Polymorphism; Premature ovarian failure

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN; INHIBIN ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INDIAN; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATABASES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; ODDS RATIO; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 69149099914     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gap047     Document Type: Article

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