Fragile X premutation screening in women with premature ovarian failure

被引:139
作者
Conway, GS
Payne, NN
Webb, J
Murray, A
Jacobs, PA
机构
[1] UCL, Div Endocrinol, Dept Med, London, England
[2] Salisbury Dist Hosp, Wessex Reg Genet Lab, Salisbury, Wilts, England
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
fragile X syndrome; FRAXA; premature ovarian failure;
D O I
10.1093/humrep/13.5.1184
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
We have screened 132 women with premature ovarian failure for fragile X (FRAXA) premutations. Three out of 23 (13%) pedigrees with the familial premature ovarian failure and 3/106 (3%) of women with the sporadic form of premature ovarian failure have FRAXA premutations compared with an expected prevalence of 1:590 (P = 0.02), The mechanism of the association between FRAXA premutations and premature ovarian failure is unknown but as a genetic marker, FRAXA screening will be particularly valuable in predicting premature ovarian failure in some pedigrees and in the identification of families at risk of transmitting fragile X syndrome.
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页码:1184 / 1187
页数:4
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