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The impact of self-reported ethnicity versus genetic ancestry on phenotypic characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Oct 2014
Louwers Y V, Lao O, Fauser B C J M, Kayser M, Laven J S E
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CONTEXT: It is well established that ethnicity is associated with the phenotype of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Self-reported ethnicity was shown to be an inaccurate proxy for ethnic origin in other disease traits, and it remains unclear how in PCOS patients self-reported ethnicity compares with a biological proxy such as genetic ancestry. OBJECTIVE: We compared the impact of self-reported ethnicity versus...
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