Fragile X premutation is a significant risk factor for premature ovarian failure: The international collaborative POF in fragile X study - Preliminary data

  • Diane J. Allingham-Hawkins
  • , Riyana Babul-Hirji
  • , David Chitayat
  • , Jeanette J.A. Holden
  • , Kathy T. Yang
  • , C. Lee
  • , R. Hudson
  • , H. Gorwill
  • , Sarah L. Nolin
  • , Anne Glicksman
  • , Edmund C. Jenkins
  • , W. Ted Brown
  • , Patricia N. Howard-Peebles
  • , Cindy Becchi
  • , Emilie Cummings
  • , Lee Fallon
  • , Suzanne Seitz
  • , Susan H. Black
  • , Angela M. Vianna-Morgante
  • , Silvia S. Costa
  • Paulo A. Otto, Regina C. Mingroni-Netto, Anna Murray, J. Webb, F. MacSwinney, N. Dennis, Patricia A. Jacobs, Maria Syrrou, Ioannis Georgiou, Phillipos C. Patsalis, Maria L. Giovannucci Uzielli, S. Guarducci, E. Lapi, A. Cecconi, U. Ricci, G. Ricotti, C. Biondi, B. Scarselli, F. Vieri

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Abstract

The preliminary results of an international collaborative study examining premature menopause in fragile X carriers are presented. A total of 760 women from fragile X families was surveyed about their fragile X carrier status and their menstrual and reproductive histories. Among the subjects, 395 carried a premutation, 128 carried a full mutation, and 237 were noncarriers. Sixty-three (16%) of the premutation carriers had experienced menopause prior to the age of 40 compared with none of the full mutation carriers and one (0.4%) of the controls. Based on these preliminary data, there is a significant association between fragile X premutation carrier status and premature menopause.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)322-325
Number of pages4
JournalAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics
Volume83
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Apr 1999

Keywords

  • Fragile X premutation
  • Fragile X syndrome
  • Premature menopause
  • Premature ovarian failure

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