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Menopause
Gene polymorphisms guide the timing of female menopause
July 4th, 2005
Gene polymorphisms guide the timing of female menopause. According to recent research from Germany, "genetic factors have been proposed as modulators of the timing of natural menopause. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of genes associated with thrombophilia and vascular homeostasis may interfere with ovarian function and thus are candidate genes for early menopause." "We attempted to assess the association of SNPs and the timing of menarche and natural and surgical menopause in an ethnically homogenous cohort of Middle European white women," said C.B. Tempfer and colleagues, University of Freiburg. "In the present...
Source: OBGYN & Reproduction Week (2005-07-04)
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