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Intermediate sized CGG repeats are not a common cause of idiopathic premature ovarian failure.
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Human Reproduction . May2010, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p1335-1338. 4p. 2 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- <bold>Background: </bold>It is recognized that FMR1 premutation expansions are associated with premature ovarian failure (POF), but the role of smaller repeats at the boundary of premutation and normal is less clear.<bold>Methods: </bold>We have therefore investigated the incidence of these intermediate sized FMR1 CGG repeats (35-58 repeats) in a series of 366 women ascertained because of menopause before the age of 40.<bold>Results: </bold>We found no significant difference in the incidence of intermediates in cases compared with controls. Thus, we were unable to replicate previous studies showing a positive association, despite a significantly larger sample size.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>We therefore conclude that intermediate sized FMR1 CGG repeat alleles should not be considered a high-risk factor for POF based on current evidence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PREMATURE ovarian failure
*OVARY abnormalities
*INTELLECTUAL disabilities
*CHROMOSOME abnormalities
*DISEASES in women
*GENETIC mutation
*GENETICS
*ALLELES
*COMPARATIVE studies
*DNA
*LONGITUDINAL method
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL cooperation
*NERVE tissue proteins
*OVARIAN diseases
*RESEARCH
*EVALUATION research
*CASE-control method
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02681161
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Human Reproduction
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 51493289
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deq058