Influence of obesity on soluble endoglin and transforming growth factor β1 in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

ConclusionObese subjects of control and PCOS groups had higher values of TGF-β1 and lower values of plasma sEng level than lean subjects, the diagnostic power of both TGF-β1 and sEng was highly significant thus, sEng and TGF-β1 could be a useful diagnostic biomarker of PCOS.
Source: Middle East Fertility Society Journal - Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research