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Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma gene variants influence susceptibility and insulin related traits in Indian women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics - 1 Jul 2013
Shaikh Nuzhat, Mukherjee Ankur, Shah Nalini, Meherji Pervin, Mukherjee Srabani
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), a transcription factor involved in glucose and lipid metabolism is one of the candidate genes associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). We investigated individual and combined associations of Pro12Ala and His447His polymorphisms of PPARγ with PCOS susceptibility and its related traits (hyperinsulinemia, hyperandrogenemia and lipid...
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