Mutational analysis of inhibin alpha gene revealed three novel variations in Indian women with premature ovarian failure

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 90-98

  Prakash, Golla Jaya ^a   Ravi Kanth, Vishnubhotla Venkata ^a   Shelling, Andrew N ^b   Rozati, Roya ^c   Sujatha, Madireddi ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Center for Infertility Management   (India)

Author keywords

DNA sequencing; inhibin alpha (INH ) gene; polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Premature ovarian failure (POF)

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN A;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INDIAN; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARKER GENE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; INDIA; INHIBINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION, MISSENSE; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952542159     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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