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Of Mice and (Wo)men

by Gabrielle on September 27th, 2007

Earlier this week, researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center identified almost 350 genes that may be connected to female fertility. The study was conducted on mice but according to UT’s assistant professor of pathology, “Ovarian biology is very similar in mice and humans.”

UT’s press release actually ups the infertility percentage from the widely used 10% to 13% for women and claims the most common cause is ovarian dysfunction. Now that genes have been identified, next steps include finding out how they interact with each other to control follicle development.

The study was supported by NIH, who also funds the Oncofertility Consortium. Very nice to see this issue finally taken seriously by the men in white coats.

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