A polymorphism in the resistin gene promoter is associated with body mass index in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Resistin does not appear to be a major gene predisposing to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). However, an association of a resistin variant with body mass index was found in women with PCOS, suggesting that resistin may be related to adiposity in PCOS.
Xita
Nectaria
N
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Georgiou
Ioannis
I
Tsatsoulis
Agathocles
A
Kourtis
Anargyros
A
Kukuvitis
Asterios
A
Panidis
Dimitrios
D
D005260:Female; D006729:Hormones, Ectopic / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D052243:Resistin
D006729:Hormones, Ectopic; C499624:RETN protein, human; D052243:Resistin