Role of Haptoglobin in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Obesity and Disorders of Glucose Tolerance in Premenopausal Women

Francisco Álvarez-Blasco; Ma Ángeles Martínez-García; Manuel Luque-Ramírez; Naiara Parraza; José L. San Millán; Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005606

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Role of Haptoglobin in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Obesity and Disorders of Glucose Tolerance in Premenopausal Women

Francisco Álvarez-Blasco,

Affiliations Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal & Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas CIBERDEM, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Madrid, Spain
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Ma Ángeles Martínez-García,

Affiliations Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal & Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas CIBERDEM, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Madrid, Spain
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Manuel Luque-Ramírez,

Affiliations Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal & Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas CIBERDEM, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Madrid, Spain
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Naiara Parraza,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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José L. San Millán,

Affiliations Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas CIBERDEM, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Madrid, Spain, Department of Molecular Genetics, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale

* E-mail: hescobarm.hrc@salud.madrid.org

Affiliations Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal & Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas CIBERDEM, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Madrid, Spain
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Role of Haptoglobin in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Obesity and Disorders of Glucose Tolerance in Premenopausal Women

Francisco Álvarez-Blasco,
Ma Ángeles Martínez-García,
Manuel Luque-Ramírez,
Naiara Parraza,
José L. San Millán,
Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale

Published: May 19, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005606

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