Lipoprotein Subclass Patterns in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Compared with Equally Insulin-Resistant Women without PCOS | Zendy

Niall Phelan | Zendy; Andrew O’Connor | Zendy; Tommy Kyaw Tun | Zendy; Neuman Correia | Zendy; Gerard Boran | Zendy; Helen M. Roche | Zendy; James Gibney | Zendy

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Lipoprotein Subclass Patterns in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Compared with Equally Insulin-Resistant Women without PCOS

Author(s) -

Niall Phelan,

Andrew O’Connor,

Tommy Kyaw Tun,

Neuman Correia,

Gerard Boran,

Helen M. Roche,

James Gibney

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2009-2444

Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , medicine , endocrinology , insulin resistance , dyslipidemia , subclass , body mass index , insulin , biology , diabetes mellitus , antibody , immunology

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more insulin resistant and display an atherogenic lipid profile compared with normal women of similar body mass index (BMI). Insulin resistance (IR) at least partially underlies the dyslipidemia of PCOS, but it is unclear whether PCOS status per se confers additional risk.

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