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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-30
pubmed:abstractText
The gene for growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) is expressed in human oocytes and has an important function in regulating early follicle growth and fertility. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the common defects that causes ovary dysfunction and is linked to aberrant processes in folliculogenesis. Previous studies have discovered several mutations in the screening of GDF9 in premature ovarian failure but none in PCOS. This current study focused on the mutational analysis of the coding region of GDF9 among 216 Chinese PCOS patients. Of the 10 different variants found in this study, five novel missense mutations in GDF9 were discovered namely c.15C>G, c.118T>G, c.133A>G, c.1025A>T and c.1275C>A. The above-mentioned mutations indicate GDF9 may be potentially associated with PCOS patients. As far as is known, this study is the first to provide evidence for such an association.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1472-6491
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
344-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Amino Acid Substitution, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Asian Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-China, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Growth Differentiation Factor 9, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Mutation, Missense, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:20705511-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of novel missense mutations of GDF9 in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing 100081, China; Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article