Association of Insulin Gene VNTR Polymorphism with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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Variability in the number of tandem repeats of the insulin gene (INS VNTR) is known to influence several phenotypes, including polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), diabetes mellitus type 1, diabetes mellitus type 2, and birth weight. The presence of the class III allele of INS VNTR has been reported to be protective in diabetes mellitus type 1, but in contrary it increases the disease risk of PCOS and diabetes...

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