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SUBMITTER: Zhao S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4518258 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao Shigang S Tian Ye Y Gao Xuan X Zhang Xiuqing X Liu Hongbin H You Li L Cao Yongzhi Y Su Shizhen S Chan Wai-Yee WY Sun Yun Y Zhao Han H Chen Zi-Jiang ZJ
Scientific reports 20150729
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine disorder that is proposed to have a genetic basis. A recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified eight new risk loci that are independently associated with PCOS. To further validate the findings, a total of 321 case-parent trios (963 participants) who had a proband affected with PCOS were recruited for the family-based study. The transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) was used to analyze associations between PCOS and ten single n ...[more]