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Genetic and environmental aspect of polycystic ovary syndrome.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Nov 2003
Carmina E
Abstract excerpt
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous syndrome determined in most patients by the association of two main factors: hyperandrogenism and insulin resistance. These characters are probably independent of each other and seem to be inherited by several different mechanisms. In some patients homozygous gene alteration has been found but in most patients PCOS seems to be determined by the association of...
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