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Exploring the activity of the enzyme 11β-hydroxylase in the polycystic ovary syndrome.
Hormone molecular biology and clinical investigation - 10 Jan 2020
Freitas de Medeiros Sebastião, Angelo Laura Camila Antunes, Souto de Medeiros Matheus Antônio, Barbosa Bruna Barcelo, Yamamoto Márcia Marly Winck
Abstract excerpt
Background Hyperandrogenemic polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may have occult corticosteroidogenic enzyme abnormalities. The current study compares the activities of 11β-hydroxylase between normoandrogenemic PCOS (NA-PCOS) and hyperandrogenemic PCOS (HA-PCOS) phenotypes. Materials and methods Anthropometric, and biochemical variables were compared between normal cycling women [n = 272] and those with PCOS [n =...
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