Molecular genetics of infertility: loss-of-function mutations in humans and corresponding knockout/mutated mice

SY Jiao, YH Yang, SR Chen - Human reproduction update, 2021 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Infertility is a major issue in human reproductive health, affecting an
estimated 15% of couples worldwide. Infertility can result from disorders of sex development …

Genetics of ovarian insufficiency and defects of folliculogenesis

MM França, BB Mendonca - … practice & research Clinical endocrinology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) is determined by exhaustion of follicles in the ovaries,
which leads to infertility before the age of 40 years. It is characterized by a strong familial …

Advances in the molecular pathophysiology, genetics, and treatment of primary ovarian insufficiency

I Huhtaniemi, O Hovatta, A La Marca, G Livera… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2018 - cell.com
Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) affects∼ 1% of women before 40 years of age. The
recent leap in genetic knowledge obtained by next generation sequencing (NGS) together …

New insights into the genetic basis of premature ovarian insufficiency: novel causative variants and candidate genes revealed by genomic sequencing

S Jaillard, K Bell, L Akloul, K Walton, K McElreavy… - Maturitas, 2020 - Elsevier
Ovarian deficiency, including premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) and diminished ovarian
reserve (DOR), represents one of the main causes of female infertility. POI is a genetically …

Genetics of primary ovarian insufficiency in the next-generation sequencing era

MM França, BB Mendonca - Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) is characterized by amenorrhea, increased follicle-
stimulating hormone (FSH) levels, and hypoestrogenism, leading to infertility before the age …

Screening of targeted panel genes in Brazilian patients with primary ovarian insufficiency

MM Franca, MFA Funari, AM Lerario, MG Santos… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a heterogeneous disorder associated with several
genes. The majority of cases are still unsolved. Our aim was to identify the molecular …

Gene variants identified by whole-exome sequencing in 33 French women with premature ovarian insufficiency

X Yang, P Touraine, S Desai, G Humphreys… - Journal of assisted …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the potential genetic etiology of premature ovarian insufficiency
(POI). Methods Whole-exome sequencing (WES) was done on DNA samples from women …

[HTML][HTML] SELAdb: A database of exonic variants in a Brazilian population referred to a quaternary medical center in São Paulo

AM Lerario, DR Mohan, LR Montenegro, MFA Funari… - Clinics, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
OBJECTIVES: High-throughput sequencing of genomes, exomes, and disease-focused
gene panels is becoming increasingly common for molecular diagnostics. However …

The hypergonadotropic hypogonadism conundrum of classic galactosemia

B Derks, G Rivera-Cruz, S Hagen-Lillevik… - Human …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism is a burdensome complication of classic
galactosemia (CG), an inborn error of galactose metabolism that invariably affects female …

Premature ovarian insufficiency

P Touraine, N Chabbert-Buffet, G Plu-Bureau… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a cause of infertility and endocrine dysfunction in
women, defined by loss of normal, predictable ovarian activity before the age of 40 years …