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Vitamin D receptor and binding protein polymorphisms in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a case control study.
BMC endocrine disorders - 23 Dec 2019
Song Do Kyeong, Lee Hyejin, Hong Young Sun, Sung Yeon-Ah
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BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy in women of reproductive age, characterized by hyperandrogenism, oligomenorrhea, polycystic ovary morphology, and insulin resistance. Vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor (VDR)/vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) gene variants could play an important role in susceptibility to PCOS and contribute to metabolic disturbances and...
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