Shorter CAG repeats in the androgen receptor gene may enhance hyperandrogenicity in polycystic ovary syndrome

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 669-673

  Van Nieuwerburgh, Filip ^a   Stoop, Dominic ^b   Cabri, Patrick ^b   Dhont, Marc ^b   Deforce, Dieter ^a   De Sutter, Petra ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

acne; androgen receptor; androstenedione; CAG repeat; dihydrotestosterone; hirsutism; Polycystic ovary syndrome; testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; ANDROGEN; AR PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ACNE; ADULT; ALLELE; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ACNE VULGARIS; BLOOD; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ALLELES; ANDROGENS; ANDROSTENEDIONE; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PHENOTYPE; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 64349113622     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590802342841     Document Type: Article

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