dc.contributor.author |
Watkins, WJ |
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dc.contributor.author |
Harris, SE |
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dc.contributor.author |
Craven, MJ |
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dc.contributor.author |
Vincent, Andrea |
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dc.contributor.author |
Winship, IM |
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dc.contributor.author |
Gersak, K |
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dc.contributor.author |
Shelling, Andrew |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-03-09T02:48:17Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2006 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Mol Hum Reprod 12(3):145-149 Mar 2006 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1360-9947 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/13640 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a common condition affecting 1% of women worldwide. There is strong evidence for genetic involvement in POF as many cases are familial, and mutations in several genes have been associated with POF. We investigated variation in FOXE1 polyalanine tract length, following the observation that polyalanine tract deletions are seen in the closely related FOXL2 in patients with POF. In addition, polyalanine tract expansions in FOXL2 are often seen in patients with blepharophimosis–ptosis–epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES), a rare eyelid disorder often associated with POF. The FOXE1 polyalanine tract shows marked variation in its length between POF patients and normal controls, existing as an allele of 12, 14, 16, 17 or 19 alanine residues. We found evidence to suggest that variation in FOXE1 polyalanine tract length predisposes to POF. |
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dc.publisher |
The Author |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Molecular Human Reproduction |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Details obtained from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1360-9947/ |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
An Investigation into FOXE1 polyalanine tract length in premature ovarian failure |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1093/molehr/gal017 |
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pubs.issue |
3 |
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pubs.begin-page |
145 |
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pubs.volume |
12 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: the author |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
16481406 |
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pubs.end-page |
149 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
51228 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
School of Medicine |
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pubs.org-id |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
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pubs.org-id |
Ophthalmology Department |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2010-09-01 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
16481406 |
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