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Details for phenotype: polycystic ovary syndrome
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EndoNet ID: ENP00719
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Name
polycystic ovary syndrome
General information
This phenotype is not pathologic
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OMIM
184700
MeSH term
D011085
Phenotype triggers
more activity (high ligand concentration, overexpression) of
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Hyperandrogenemia arises from ovarian or adrenal dysfunction or tumors, disturbed peripheral metabolism of androgen precursors or exogenous androgenic medications.
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Polycystic ovary syndrome, a polymorphic hyperandrogenic disorder, is often assiciated with insulin resistance and acanthosis nigricans in obese women, a combination termed Hair-An syndrome.
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