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Type B Insulin Resistance Masquerading as Ovarian Hyperthecosis

CONTEXT: Hyperinsulinemia can lead to pathologic ovarian growth and androgen production. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 29-year-old woman developed an autoantibody to the insulin receptor (type B insulin resistance), causing extreme insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia. Testosterone levels were elevated to...

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Autores principales: Brown, Rebecca J., Joseph, Jalaja, Cochran, Elaine, Gewert, Cornelia, Semple, Robert, Gorden, Phillip
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Endocrine Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5470776/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27911591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2016-3674

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