Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5696643 | Reproductive BioMedicine Online | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Insights into common genetic susceptibility between primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) and natural or early menopause have delivered an innovative way of assessing the genetic mechanisms involved in POI. PRIM1 plays a crucial role in DNA replication by synthesizing RNA primers for Okazaki fragments. It is closely associated with age at natural menopause, early menopause and POI in European women. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether mutations in PRIM1 contribute to POI in Chinese women. All exons and exon-intron boundaries of PRIM1 gene were sequenced in 192 Han Chinese women with non-syndromic POI. No plausible mutations were identified. The results suggest that the perturbations in PRIM1 gene are not a common explanation for POI in Chinese women.
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Authors
Wenting Wang, Lei Cheng, Jiangtao Zhang, Yingying Qin, Shidou Zhao, Zi-Jiang Chen,