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Selected CNR1 polymorphisms and hyperandrogenemia as well as fat mass and fat distribution in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology - 1 Jan 2015
Jędrzejuk Diana, Laczmański Lukasz, Kuliczkowska Justyna, Lenarcik Agnieszka, Trzmiel-Bira Anna, Hirnle Lidia, Dorobisz Urszula, Milewicz Andrzej, Lwow Felicja, Urbanovych A, Słoka Natalia
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The endocannabinoid system is postulated to play an important role in the etiology of obesity, insulin resistance, fat distribution and metabolic disorders. Insulin resistance associated with abdominal obesity plays a leading role in the etiology of hyperandrogenism and other clinical features of the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). A total of 174 women 16-38 years old, diagnosed with PCOS according to the...
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