Genetic evidence that lower circulating FSH levels lengthen menstrual cycle, increase age at menopause and impact female reproductive health

Human Reproduction

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 473-481

  Ruth, Katherine S ^a   Beaumont, Robin N ^a   Tyrrell, Jessica ^a   Jones, Samuel E ^a   Tuke, Marcus A ^a   Yaghootkar, Hanieh ^a   Wood, Andrew R ^a   Freathy, Rachel M ^a   Weedon, Michael N ^a   Frayling, Timothy M ^a   Murray, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Fertility; FSH subunit; Menopause; Menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GENETIC MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NULLIPARA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; BLOOD; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

EID: 84959880080     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dev318     Document Type: Article

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