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Insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism drive steatosis and fibrosis risk in young females with PCOS

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) recognize obesity and insulin resistance (IR) as common pathogenic background. We assessed 1) whether PCOS is a risk factor for steatosis, and 2) the impact, in PCOS patients, of IR and hyperandrogenis...

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Autores principales: Petta, Salvatore, Ciresi, Alessandro, Bianco, Jessica, Geraci, Vincenzo, Boemi, Roberta, Galvano, Luigi, Magliozzo, Franco, Merlino, Giovanni, Craxì, Antonio, Giordano, Carla
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5697866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29161258
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186136