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ea0032p578 | Female reproduction | ECE2013

AMHR2 polymorphism and risk for polycystic ovary syndrome: relationship to gonadotropin levels

Georgopoulos Neoklis , Karagiannidou Eleni , Koika Vasiliki , Roupas Nikolaos , Armeni Anastasia , Marioli Dimitra , Papadakis Efstathios , Welt Corine , Panidis Dimitrios

Introduction: The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common and complex disease without a clear pattern of inheritance. There is evidence that PCOS is affected by both genetic and environmental factors, but there is no single and unambiguous explanation for its pathogenesis. Anti-Müllerian-inhibiting hormone (AMH) has an inhibitory effect on FSH-stimulated follicle growth and it has also been shown that serum AMH levels are higher in women with PCOS than in normovulato...