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Familial Clustering in the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
2 Mar 2010
Abstract excerpt
To assess the degree of familial clustering and the mode of inheritance of the polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCO), the prevalence of PCO-related symptoms among first- and second-degree relatives of 132 PCO patients and 71 controls was studied using questionnaire data. 19.7% of male first-degree relatives of PCO patients were reported to have early baldness or excessive hairiness, as opposed to 6.5% of relatives of...
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