This syndrome has been proven to be a complex genetic disease resulting from interactions between environmental factors and the behavior of susceptible genes. Experts in the field of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) review the methodological approaches and the evidence for various PCOS susceptibility genes along with familial phenotypes of PCOS and their potential genetic basis. Drawn from those presented at a forum held October 2005 in Avallon, France, the 21 papers include such topics as folliculogenesis in polycystic ovaries, appropriate imagery, polycystic ovaries as distinct from PCOS, genetic analyses, fetal origins of PCOS, pubertal precursors, variations in expression of the PCOS phenotype, acquired PCOS and its possible causes, early recognition and prevention, the role of insulin, obesity in PCOS, therapies for metabolic defects in PCOS, hyperabdrogenism, ovulation induction, pregnancy and the impact of diagnostic criteria. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This volume includes the latest diagnostic criteria for PCOS and comprises the most up-to-date information about the genetic features and pathogenesis of PCOS. It critically reviews the methodological approaches and the evidence for various PCOS susceptibility genes. The book also discusses additional familial phenotypes of PCOS and their potential genetic basis. All four editors of this title are extremely prominent in the field of PCOS.
This volume includes the latest diagnostic criteria for PCOS and comprises the most up-to-date information about the genetic features and pathogenesis of PCOS. It critically reviews the methodological approaches and the evidence for various PCOS susceptibility genes. The book also discusses additional familial phenotypes of PCOS and their potential genetic basis. All four editors of this title are extremely prominent in the field of PCOS.
