Is idiopathic hirsutism (IH) really idiopathic? mRNA expressions of skin steroidogenic enzymes in women with IH

Taheri, SERPİL; Zararsız, GÖKMEN; Karaburgu, Sülbiye; Borlu, MURAT; Özgün, MAHMUT; Karaca, ZÜLEYHA; Tanrıverdi, Fatih; Dündar, MUNİS; Kelestımur, Fahrettin; Ünlühizarcı, KÜRŞAD

doi:10.1530/eje-15-0460

Is idiopathic hirsutism (IH) really idiopathic? mRNA expressions of skin steroidogenic enzymes in women with IH

Taheri S., Zararsız G., Karaburgu S., Borlu M., Özgün M. T., Karaca Z. C., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol.173, no.4, pp.447-454, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 173 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1530/eje-15-0460
Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.447-454
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Hirsutism results from hyperandrogenemia and/or exaggerated androgen responsiveness. Among various causes of hirsutism, some patients do not exhibit androgen excess which is called idiopathic hirsutism (IH). The pathogenesis of IH could not so far be clearly established.