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Elevated prenatal anti-Müllerian hormone reprograms the fetus and induces polycystic ovary syndrome in adulthood.
Nature medicine - 1 Jun 2018
Tata Brooke, Mimouni Nour El Houda, Barbotin Anne-Laure, Malone Samuel A, Loyens Anne, Pigny Pascal, Dewailly Didier, Catteau-Jonard Sophie, Sundström-Poromaa Inger, Piltonen Terhi T, Dal Bello Federica, Medana Claudio, Prevot Vincent, Clasadonte Jerome, Giacobini Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the main cause of female infertility worldwide and corresponds with a high degree of comorbidities and economic burden. How PCOS is passed on from one generation to the next is not clear, but it may be a developmental condition. Most women with PCOS exhibit higher levels of circulating luteinizing hormone, suggestive of heightened gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) release,...
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