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Increased low grade inflammatory serum markers in patients with Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and their relationship to PPARgamma gene variants.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Aug 2008
Knebel B, Janssen O E, Hahn S, Jacob S, Gleich J, Kotzka J, Muller-Wieland D
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The Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most frequent endocrine disorder in premenopausal women and is associated with features of the insulin resistance syndrome, altered glucose homeostasis, and central obesity. Inflammation appears to be a link between obesity and insulin resistance, because adipose tissue is one major source of proinflammatory cytokines. Since peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor...
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