Screening for known mutations in <it>EIF2B </it>genes in a large panel of patients with premature ovarian failure

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Premature Ovarian Failure (POF), defined as the development of hypergonadotropic amenorrhea before the age of 40 years, occurs in about 1% of all women. Other than karyotype abnormalities, very few genes are known to be associated wi...

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Main Authors: Bakalov Vladimir K, Vanderhoof Vien H, Schiffmann Raphael, Gauthier-Barichard Fernande, Fogli Anne, Nelson Lawrence M, Boespflug-Tanguy Odile
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-10-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6874/4/8