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A common interleukin-6 gene promoter polymorphism influences the clinical characteristics of women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Fertility and sterility - 1 Jun 2004
Walch Katharina, Grimm Christoph, Zeillinger Robert, Huber Johannes C, Nagele Friedrich, Hefler Lukas A
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of a common polymorphism of the interleukin-6 gene (IL6) promoter with the occurence and the clinical characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN: Prospective, case-control study. SETTING: Academic research institution. PATIENT(S): Sixty-two patients with PCOS and 94 healthy controls. INTERVENTION(S): Peripheral venous puncture, ultrasonography, oral...
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