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From: Circulating levels and subcutaneous adipose tissue gene expression of pigment epithelium-derived factor in polycystic ovary syndrome and normal women: a case control study

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Serum PEDF levels and PEDF gene expression. A) Serum PEDF levels and B) PEDF gene expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue (scAT) in women with PCOS and controls. The number of biopsies analyzed per group appears within parentheses. Values are expressed as median and interquartile range (lower and upper limit of the box). PCOS: polycystic ovary syndrome. No significant between-group differences in PEDF serum levels (Student’s t-test). Messenger RNA was expressed as n-fold-change difference from the calibrator sample (ΔΔCT method). No significant between-group differences in scAT PEDF gene expression (Mann–Whitney U test). Analyses were adjusted for BMI (linear regression).

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