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Variants in SULT2A1 affect the DHEA sulphate to DHEA ratio in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome but not the hyperandrogenic phenotype.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2013
Louwers Yvonne V, de Jong Frank H, van Herwaarden Nathalie A A, Stolk Lisette, Fauser Bart C J M, Uitterlinden André G, Laven Joop S E
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CONTEXT: Because of the elevated dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) levels in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and the heritability of DHEAS serum levels, genes encoding the enzymes that control the sulfation of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) to DHEAS and vice versa are obvious candidate genes to explain part of the heritability of PCOS. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to determine the role of...
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