title: Polycystic ovary syndrome in 2011: Genes, aging and sleep apnea in polycystic ovary syndrome.
abstract: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex genetic disease that affects approximately 7% of women of reproductive age worldwide. From novel pathways implicated in the etiology of PCOS through genome-wide association to characterization of the reproductive and metabolic changes that occur in ageing women with PCOS, the year 2011 has seen a number of studies published that highlight the intricacies of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Tarry 15-745, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. a-dunaif@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dunaif
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D004704:Endocrinology / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005796:Genes / Q000502:physiology*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*