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SUBMITTER: Moron FJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2768962 | biostudies-literature | 2009
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moron Francisco Jesus FJ Ruiz Agustin A Galan Jose Jorge JJ
Genome medicine 20090806 8
The age at natural menopause shows great variability. It has been proposed that early age at menopause is a risk factor for osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease, whereas later age at menopause is a risk factor for breast cancer. In addition, it is thought that the genetic factors accounting for the genetic variability in age at menopause could also play a role in those diseases, as well as infertility in women. In this minireview we comment on the latest genetics and genomics insights into ag ...[more]