2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.mgene.2019.100597
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Insulin gene VNTR class III allele is a risk factor for insulin resistance in Kashmiri women with polycystic ovary syndrome

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“…PCOS is a multisystemic disorder associated with varied immediate complications like hirsutism, acne, alopecia, menstrual irregularities and a range of long term metabolic, cardiovascular, and psychological complications 13,14 . Previous studies have shown that PCOS women are predisposed to obesity [15][16][17][18] . Our study showed similar results, BMI (P < .001), WHR (P < .001) were signi cantly higher in women with PCOS than in healthy women.…”
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“…PCOS is a multisystemic disorder associated with varied immediate complications like hirsutism, acne, alopecia, menstrual irregularities and a range of long term metabolic, cardiovascular, and psychological complications 13,14 . Previous studies have shown that PCOS women are predisposed to obesity [15][16][17][18] . Our study showed similar results, BMI (P < .001), WHR (P < .001) were signi cantly higher in women with PCOS than in healthy women.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our study showed similar results, BMI (P < .001), WHR (P < .001) were signi cantly higher in women with PCOS than in healthy women. Studies have shown PCOS women have abnormal metabolic, hormonal parameters [15][16][17][18][19][20] . Consistently, in our study various metabolic parameters were found deranged in PCOS women.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The eligibility criteria for the control group included age-matched healthy volunteers with regular menstrual cycles, no clinical or biochemical hyperandrogenism, and no acne on physical examination. They also had no history of endocrine or autoimmune disorders and have not undergone surgery to the pelvic region [ 5 ]. All subjects were ethnic Kashmiris/North Indians living in Kashmir province of India.…”
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“…The biochemical parameters like fasting serum lipid profile (cholesterol (CHOL) and triglycerides (TG), urea, uric acid, creatinine, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were determined by enzymatic methods using Erba bioassay diagnostic kits and analyzed on Erba Chem7 biochemistry analyzer (ERBA Diagnostics, Manheim, Germany) [ 5 ].…”
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