Heritability of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in a Dutch Twin-Family Study

doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1494

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Heritability of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in a Dutch Twin-Family Study

6 Feb 2006

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BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders among women of reproductive age. There is evidence for a genetic component in PCOS based on familial clustering of cases. OBJECTIVE: In the present study, the heritability of PCOS was estimated. DESIGN/PARTICIPANTS: Data from 1332 monozygotic twins (genetically identical) and 1873 dizygotic twins/singleton sisters of twins...

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