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Early metabolic derangements in daughters of women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 2007
Sir-Petermann Teresa, Maliqueo Manuel, Codner Ethel, Echiburú Bárbara, Crisosto Nicolás, Pérez Virginia, Pérez-Bravo Francisco, Cassorla Fernando
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CONTEXT: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a familial endocrine-metabolic dysfunction, increasingly recognized in adolescent girls with hyperandrogenism. However, it is difficult to establish whether the metabolic abnormalities described in PCOS are present before the onset of hyperandrogenism. In children, a strong association of adiponectin levels with metabolic parameters of insulin resistance has been...
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