Divergences in Insulin Resistance Between the Different Phenotypes of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Author(s) -
Paolo Moghetti,
Flavia Tosi,
Cecilia Bonin,
Daniela Di Sarra,
Tom Fiers,
JeanMarc Kaufman,
Vito Angelo Giagulli,
Chiara Signori,
Francesca Zambotti,
Marlene Dall'Alda,
Giovanna Spiazzi,
Maria Elisabetta Zanolin,
Enzo Bonora
Publication year - 2013
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.2012-3908
Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , insulin resistance , hyperandrogenism , phenotype , medicine , endocrinology , insulin , metabolic syndrome , glucose clamp technique , biology , diabetes mellitus , pancreatic hormone , genetics , gene
Current diagnostic criteria for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have generated distinct PCOS phenotypes, based on the different combinations of diagnostic features found in each patient. Our aim was to assess whether either each single diagnostic feature or their combinations into the PCOS phenotypes may predict insulin resistance in these women.
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