title: Polymorphisms of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma and its coactivator-1alpha genes in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
abstract: The polymorphisms of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (Pro12Ala) and its coactivator-1 (Gly482Ser) genes were investigated among 201 Chinese Han women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and among 147 regularly cycling women as control subjects. We did not find statistically significant differences with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma2 Pro12Ala and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma-1alpha Gly482Ser polymorphism distributions between Chinese women with PCOS and controls, or with body mass index and reproductive hormones among various genotypic groups of PCOS, suggesting that these genetic mutants did not have an effect on the susceptibility to PCOS.
authors.affiliation: Human Genetic Identification Laboratory, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiaoke
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yunxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Haijian
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Jianxiu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods*; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D047495:PPAR gamma / Q000235:genetics*; D000071248:Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D047495:PPAR gamma; C486497:PPARGC1A protein, human; D000071248:Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha; D014157:Transcription Factors