Investigation of <it>KIT</it> gene mutations in women with 46,XX spontaneous premature ovarian failure

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Spontaneous premature ovarian failure presents most commonly with secondary amenorrhea. Young women with the disorder are infertile and experience the symptoms and sequelae of estrogen deficiency. The mechanisms that give rise to spo...

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Main Authors: Nelson Lawrence M, Vanevski Konstantina, Vanderhoof Vien H, Tong Zhi-Bin, Shibanuma Kyoko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-08-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6874/2/8