Serum irisin concentrations in lean adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Flora BacopoulouNikos AthanasopoulosVasiliki EfthymiouAimilia MantzouLeon AravantinosSpiros VlahopoulosEfthymios Deligeoroglou

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2018)

Irisin was associated with the adolescents' metabolic and reproductive characteristics and the hyperandrogenic phenotype of the syndrome. Much research is needed to ascertain mechanisms of elevated serum irisin in adolescent PCOS.

Keyphrases

young adults
physical activity
mental health
polycystic ovary syndrome
case report
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
bone mineral density
body composition