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

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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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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
  • 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.