Circulating serum preptin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Seyed Sobhan BahreinyElnaz HarooniMohammad Reza DabbaghReza Ebrahimi

Published in: International journal of reproductive biomedicine (2023)

Our meta-analysis shows that increased serum preptin levels are associated with PCOS, suggesting that preptin may be related to the pathogenesis of PCOS and may be recognized as a novel diagnostic biomarker for PCOS. However, further studies are needed to confirm our results.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
systematic review
insulin resistance
case control
meta analyses
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
drug induced