Review Article
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome May Be an Autoimmune Disorder
Table 3
Reported autoantibodies in PCOS.
| Autoantibodies | Documented findings of different studies |
| ANA | 8.6% [43] [46] |
| Anti-RO (SSA) | 5.7% [43] |
| Anti-dsDNA | 1.97% () [52] = <0.001 [46] |
| Anti-thyroglobulin | 7.81% () [52] [53] [54] |
| Anti-TPO | 18.75 () [52] 26.7% () [54] [53] |
| Anti-carbonic anhydrase-1 | 26% [57] |
| Anti-spermatic antibody | 22.61% [58] |
| Anti-ovarian antibody | 44% [59] IgG 27% () IgA 3% () IgM 27% () |
| Islet cell antibody | 53% [60] |
| GAD | 44% [60] |
| Antibody to protein tyrosine phosphatase | 16% [60] |
| Insulin autoantibodies | 21% [60] |
| Anti-histone antibody | 11.4% () [61] |
| Anti-SM antibody | Positive () [62] |
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