Medline ® Abstract for Reference 27
of 'Epidemiology and pathogenesis of the polycystic ovary syndrome in adults'
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Polycystic ovary syndrome in Mexican-Americans: prevalence and association with the severity of insulin resistance.
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Goodarzi MO, Quiñones MJ, Azziz R, Rotter JI, Hsueh WA, Yang H
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Fertil Steril. 2005;84(3):766.
In this study, the prevalence of PCOS in Mexican-Americans, derived by self-report of symptoms, was 13%, which is twice the prevalence reported in other populations. Hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp studies showed greater insulin resistance in the women with PCOS.
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Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA. mark.goodarzi@cshs.org
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