| Literature DB >> 12161543 |
Alejandro Gonzalez1, Eduardo Abril, Alfredo Roca, Maria José Aragón, Maria José Figueroa, Pilar Velarde, José Luis Royo, Luis Miguel Real, Agustín Ruiz.
Abstract
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by chronic anovulation infertility, hyperandrogenemia, and frequently insulin resistance. This study investigated whether polymorphisms in the CAPN10 gene are related with PCOS etiology. The allelic frequencies and genotypes of CAPN10 polymorphisms UCSNP-44, 43, 19, and 63 were determined in 55 well characterized women with polycystic ovaries and 93 unrelated healthy controls using spectrofluorimetric analyses and real-time PCR. Our data indicate that CAPN10 UCSNP-44 allele is associated with PCOS in the Spanish population (P = 0.01). These results support a role of Calpain 10 gene in PCOS susceptibility in humans.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12161543 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.8.8793
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Endocrinol Metab ISSN: 0021-972X Impact factor: 5.958