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The role of genetic variation in the lamin a/c gene in the etiology of polycystic ovary syndrome.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 2009
Urbanek Margrit, Nampiaparampil Geetha, D'Souza Janine, Sefton Elizabeth, Ackerman Christine, Legro Richard S, Dunaif Andrea
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We performed this study to test the hypothesis that variation in the lamin a/c gene (LMNA) contributes to milder phenotypes of insulin resistance, hyperandrogenism, and/or metabolic syndrome associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We resequenced the coding region, flanking intronic, and proximal promoter regions of the lamin a/c gene in 43 women with PCOS with...
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