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Evidence for chromosome 2p16.3 polycystic ovary syndrome susceptibility locus in affected women of European ancestry.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jan 2013
Mutharasan Priscilla, Galdones Eugene, Peñalver Bernabé Beatriz, Garcia Obed A, Jafari Nadereh, Shea Lonnie D, Woodruff Teresa K, Legro Richard S, Dunaif Andrea, Urbanek Margrit
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CONTEXT: A previous genome-wide association study in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) identified a region on chromosome 2p16.3 encoding the LH/choriogonadotropin receptor (LHCGR) and FSH receptor (FSHR) genes as a reproducible PCOS susceptibility locus. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to determine the role of the LHCGR and/or FSHR gene in the etiology of PCOS in women of European...
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