Longer CAG repeat length in the androgen receptor gene is associated with premature ovarian failure

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3230-3235

  Chatterjee, Suparna ^a   Singh, Rajender ^b   Kadam, Seema ^a   Maitra, Anurupa ^a   Thangaraj, Kumarasamy ^c   Meherji, Pervin ^a   Modi, Deepak ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (India)

^b CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor gene; CAG repeats length; Premature ovarian failure

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVULATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; RECEPTOR GENE;

MUS;

EID: 72949103706     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep296     Document Type: Article

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