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Dense mapping of the region of insulin gene VNTR in polycystic ovary syndrome in a population of women from Central Europe.
Endokrynologia Polska - 1 Jan 2015
Attaoua Redha, Boeckler Nelly, Radian Serban, Ait El Mkadem Samira, Poucheret Patrick, Latapie Violaine, Gheorghiu Monica, Fica Simona, Vintila Madalina, Normand Christophe, Coculescu Mihail, Grigorescu Florin
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Insulin gene VNTR was associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in some studies but not in others. This couldb be due to the heterogeneity of the definition of PCOS and/or the use of inappropriate gene mapping strategies. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this investigation, the association of VNTR with PCOS was explored in a population of women from Central Europe (377 cases and 105 controls) in whom...
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