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Environmental and genetic factors influence age at menarche in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jan 2012
Carroll Jessica, Saxena Richa, Welt Corrine K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that body mass index (BMI) and DNA variants would predict age at menarche in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). SUBJECTS: Subjects aged 18-45 years with PCOS defined by the National Institutes of Health criteria (n=522) and controls with regular menstrual cycles and no hyperandrogenism (n=472) were studied. METHODS: Age at menarche was compared between PCOS cases and controls and...
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