Frequency of the allelic variant (Trp8Arg/Ile15Thr) of the luteinizing hormone gene in a Brazilian cohort of healthy subjects and in patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Frequency of the allelic variant (Trp8Arg/Ile15Thr) of the luteinizing hormone gene in a Brazilian cohort of healthy subjects and in patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

PURPOSE: To evaluate the frequency of allelic variant Trp8Arg/Ile15Thr in the luteinizing hormone beta-subunit gene in a Brazilian population of healthy subjects and in patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Two hundred and two adults (115 women) with normal sexual functi...

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Main Authors: Karina Berger, Ana Elisa Correia Billerbeck, Elaine Maria Frade Costa, Luciani Silveira Carvalho, Ivo Jorge Prado Arnhold, Berenice Bilharinho Mendonca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2005-12-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Luteinizing hormone
Allelic variants of the LH beta-subunit gene
Polymerase chain reaction
Brazilian population
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
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