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The inflammatory gene pathway is not a major contributor to polycystic ovary snydrome.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 2014
Bhatt Surabhi, Mutharasan Priscilla, Garcia Obed A, Jafari Nadereh, Legro Richard S, Dunaif Andrea, Urbanek Margrit
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CONTEXT: Although inflammation is clearly associated with obesity, diabetes, and insulin resistance, the role of chronic inflammation in the etiology of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether chronic inflammation plays a causal role in the etiology of PCOS, we tested for an association between PCOS and genetic markers mapping to 80 members of the inflammatory pathway. DESIGN:...
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