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Relationship of adolescent polycystic ovary syndrome to parental metabolic syndrome.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Apr 2006
Leibel Natasha I, Baumann Elizabeth E, Kocherginsky Masha, Rosenfield Robert L
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CONTEXT: We determined the relationship of metabolic syndrome (MBS) to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). OBJECTIVE: We tested the hypothesis that parental MBS is related to the PCOS phenotype in their offspring. DESIGN/SETTING: We phenotyped for MBS and PCOS in our General Clinical Research Center. PATIENTS: Girls with PCOS, 12-19 yr old (n = 36, including one pair of siblings), and their parents (35 mothers, 19...
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