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SUBMITTER: Yousuf SD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5773772 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP 20171126 11
Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), associated with a state of low grade chronic inflammation, depends on multiple genetic and environmental factors. Elevated levels of inflammatory markers including intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) have been demonstrated in affected women. Recent evidence indicates a significant linkage between chromosome 19p13 loci and multifactorial diseases that have an inflammatory component. The aim of this study was to assess the possible association o ...[more]