Polycystic ovary syndrome: An ancient disorder?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1544-1548

  Azziz, Ricardo ^a,b,d   Dumesic, Daniel A ^b,c   Goodarzi, Mark O ^a,b  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

evolution; PCOS; susceptibility genes

Indexed keywords

ANTIQUITY; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE COURSE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; OBESITY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79952908789     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.09.032     Document Type: Article

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