Article
Replication of association of DENND1A and THADA variants with polycystic ovary syndrome in European cohorts.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2012
Goodarzi Mark O, Jones Michelle R, Li Xiaohui, Chua Angela K, Garcia Obed A, Chen Yii-Der I, Krauss Ronald M, Rotter Jerome I, Ankener Wendy, Legro Richard S, Azziz Ricardo, Strauss Jerome F, Dunaif Andrea, Urbanek Margrit
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine disorder with a strong familial component. PCOS is characterised by hyperandrogenaemia and irregular menses. A recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) of PCOS in a Chinese cohort identified three reproducible PCOS susceptibility loci mapping to 2p16.3 (luteinising hormone/choriogonadotropin receptor; LHCGR), 2p21 (thyroid associated protein;...
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