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Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism and polycystic ovary syndrome patients in Western Anatolia, Turkey.
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics - 1 Jan 2009
Cetinkalp Sevki, Karadeniz Muammer, Erdogan Mehmet, Zengi Ayhan, Cetintas Vildan, Tetik Asli, Eroglu Zuhal, Kosova Buket, Ozgen A Gokhan, Saygili Fusun, Yilmaz Candeger
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PURPOSE: Dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease and hypertension are more frequently seen in patients with PCOS than in normal patients. We aimed at evaluating the distribution of Apo E alleles that can influence cardiovascular risk of the PCOS patients and control subjects. METHODS: In this study, 129 young women with PCOS and 91 healthy women were included. In all subjects we performed hormonal, biochemical and...
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