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Science 29 May 1964:
Vol. 144. no. 3622, pp. 1154 - 1155
DOI: 10.1126/science.144.3622.1154
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Blindness: Its Relation to Age of Menarche

Leona Zacharias 1 and Richard J. Wurtman 2

1 Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston
2 Laboratory of Clinical Science National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda 14, Maryland

Blindness in human females is associated with an age of menarche which is earlier than normal. When blindness is accompanied by a total loss of light perception, menarche is even earlier.


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