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Association of the 17-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 5 gene polymorphism (-71A/G HSD17B5 SNP) with hyperandrogenemia in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Fertility and sterility - 1 Aug 2009
Marioli Dimitra J, Saltamavros Alexandros D, Vervita Vasiliki, Koika Vasiliki, Adonakis George, Decavalas George, Markou Kostas B, Georgopoulos Neoklis A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of an activating single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at position -71 of the promoter of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 5 gene (-71A/G HSD17B5 SNP) and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in a well characterized cohort of caucasian PCOS women with biochemical hyperandrogenemia. DESIGN: The PCOS patients and unrelated healthy control subjects were genotyped for the...
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