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A combination of polymorphisms in HSD11B1 associates with in vivo 11β-HSD1 activity and metabolic syndrome in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome
28 May 2011
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OBJECTIVE: Regeneration of cortisol by 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) within liver and adipose tissue may be of pathophysiological importance in obesity and the metabolic syndrome. single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in HSD11B1, the gene encoding 11β-HSD1, have been associated with type 2 diabetes and hypertension in population-based cohort studies, and with hyperandrogenism in patients...
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