Cytogenetic analysis of 531 Chinese women with premature ovarian failure.
Hum Reprod
; 27(7): 2201-7, 2012 Jul.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22513983
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This retrospective cohort study was to determine the frequency and types of chromosomal abnormalities in Han Chinese women with well-documented premature ovarian failure (POF).METHODS:
Karyotype analysis and correlation to phenotypes were performed on 531 Chinese patients with proven POF (FSH > 40 mIU/ml) attending four reproductive centers in China. G-banded metaphase chromosomes were prepared and analyzed, with mosaicism excluded by counting up to 100 cells from lymphocytes.RESULTS:
Chromosomal abnormalities were present in 64 of 531 (12.1%) POF cases, of which 32 were X-structural aberrations (7 mosaic) 15 del(Xq), 2 del(Xp), 11 isochromosomes [6 i(Xp); 5 i(Xq)], 1 ring chromosome (mosaic), 1 inversion (mosaic), 1 isodicentric chromosome and 1 complex arrangement. Nine non-mosaic X-autosome translocations were detected, all but 1 involving Xq. Aneuploidy without a structurally abnormal X was found in 19 cases 7 non-mosaic 45,X, 9 45,X mosaicisms and 3 47,XXX (1 mosaic with 46,XX line). Karyotypic abnormalities were more frequent in patients with primary amenorrhea (15/70, 21.4%) than those with secondary amenorrhea (49/461, 10.6%; P = 0.01). 45,X and 45,X/46,XX mosaicism were the complements most frequently associated with primary amenorrhea (46.7%). Two of the three cases with 46,XY or 45,X/46,XY karyotype presented with 'secondary amenorrhea'. One balanced autosomal Robertsonian translocation was also detected.CONCLUSIONS:
The overall prevalence of chromosomal abnormalities was 12.1% in this first large scale report of chromosomal aberrations in Chinese women with POF. In one of the largest samples of women with POF reported from any population, the prevalence of X-structural abnormalities, X-autosome translocations and X aneuploidy confirms the essential role X chromosomal abnormalities play in POF.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
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Cytogenetic Analysis
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Hum Reprod
Journal subject:
MEDICINA REPRODUTIVA
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
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