Analysis of multiple data sets reveals no association between the insulin gene variable number tandem repeat element and polycystic ovary syndrome or related traits

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2988-2993

  Powell, Brenda L ^a,b   Haddad, Lema ^c   Bennett, Amanda ^a,b   Gharani, Neda ^c   Sovio, Ulla ^c   Groves, Christopher J ^a,b   Rush, Karen ^c   Goh, Micaela J ^c   Conway, Gerard S ^d   Ruokonen, Aimo ^e   Martikainen, Hannu ^e   Pouta, Anneli ^e   Taponen, Saara ^e   Hartikainen, Anna Liisa ^e   Halford, Stephanie ^c   Zeggini, Eleftheria ^a,b   Järvelin, Marjo Riitta ^c,e   Franks, Steve ^c   McCarthy, Mark I ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INSULIN; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; PHENOTYPE; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME;

EID: 21044440251     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-2485     Document Type: Article

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