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Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma gene in first-degree relatives of subjects with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology - 1 Oct 2005
Yilmaz Murat, Ergün Mehmet Ali, Karakoç Ayhan, Yurtçu Erkan, Yetkin Ilhan, Ayvaz Göksun, Cakir Nuri, Arslan Metin
Abstract excerpt
AIM: This study was designed to examine the relationship between the Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) gene and insulin resistance (IR) in first-degree relatives of subjects with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and twenty family members of 55 patients with PCOS and 80 unrelated healthy control subjects without a family...
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