Association of vitamin D receptor gene variants with polycystic ovary syndrome: A case control study

• Main Authors: Touraj Mahmoudi (Author), Keivan Majidzadeh-A (Author), Hamid Farahani (Author), Mojgan Mirakhorli (Author), Reza Dabiri (Author), Hossein Nobakht (Author), Asadollah Asadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Yazd, Iran, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Vitamin D and insulin play an important role in susceptibility to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and therefore vitamin D receptor (VDR), parathyroid hormone (PTH), and insulin receptor (INSR) gene variants might be involved in the pathogenesis of PCOS. Objective: The present study was...