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SUBMITTER: Gersak K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4294879 | biostudies-other | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Gersak K K Perme-Pohar M M Veble A A Gersak B M BM
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics 20141116 1
<h4>Purpose</h4>Estrogens are known to selectively influence cell proliferation. Physiological variations of blood hormone concentration might play a role in regulating the level of X chromosome aneuploidy. In this study we observed the percentages of X aneuploid cells in standard lymphocyte cultures from blood samples obtained in relation to the menstrual cycle, noting whether collection occurred during either the follicular or the luteal phase.<h4>Methods</h4>A study consisting of 28 women wit ...[more]