Philippe Touraine, Nathalie Chabbert-Buffet, Genevieve Plu-Bureau, Lise Duranteau, Andrew H. Sinclair, Elena J. Tucker
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Abstract
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. POI is clinically characterized by amenorrhoea (primary or secondary) with raised circulating levels of follicle-stimulating hormone. This condition can occur due to medical interventions such as ovarian surgery or cytotoxic cancer therapy, metabolic and lysosomal storage diseases, infections, chromosomal anomalies and autoimmune diseases. At least 1 in 100 women is affected by POI, including 1 in 1,000 before the age of 30 years. Substantial evidence suggests a genetic basis to POI. However, the cause of idiopathic POI remains unknown in most patients, indicating that gene variants associated with this condition remain to be discovered. Over the past 10 years, tremendous progress has been made in our knowledge of genes involved in POI. Genetic approaches in diagnosis are important as they enable patients with familial POI to be identified, with the opportunity for oocyte preservation. Moreover, genetic approaches could provide a better understanding of disease mechanisms, which will ultimately aid the development of improved treatments.
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, a part of the Nature Reviews journal portfolio, features sections on epidemiology, mechanisms, diagnosis, management, and patient quality of life. The editorial team commissions top researchers — comprising basic scientists and clinical researchers — to write the Primers, which are designed for use by early career researchers, medical students and principal investigators. Each Primer concludes with an Outlook section, highlighting future research directions. Covered medical specialties include Cardiology, Dermatology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Genetic Conditions, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Hepatology, Haematology, Infectious Diseases, Maxillofacial and Oral Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Nutrition, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Psychiatry, Respiratory Medicine, Rheumatology, Sleep Medicine, and Urology.