Serologic markers of autoimmunity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2291-2294

  Hefler Frischmuth, Katrin ^a   Walch, Katharina ^b   Huebl, Wolfgang ^a   Baumuehlner, Konstantin ^b   Tempfer, Clemens ^b   Hefler, Lukas ^b  

^a WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b UNIV KLIN FÜR FRAUENHEILKUNDE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Autoimmunity; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Serum

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA ANTIBODY; FOLLITROPIN; HISTONE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NUCLEOSOME ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DNA; HISTONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; NUCLEOSOME; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; AUTOIMMUNITY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA; FEMALE; HISTONES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NUCLEOSOMES; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; SEROLOGIC TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952560825     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.01.056     Document Type: Article

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