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Metformin in polycystic ovary syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ 2003; 327 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.327.7421.951 (Published 23 October 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;327:951

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Hypothesis: Mutation of transepithelial Chloride transport?

Dear Sir,

polycystic ovary syndrome,

polycystic kidney disease,

cystic fibrosis of the lung.

What is the common focus imaginarius of these common diseases?

Are they all channel-mutations, pore-diseases?
This would be an unbelievable coincidence.

Sincerely Yours

Friedrich Flachsbart

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29 October 2003
Friedrich Flachsbart
General medicine
37085 Göttingen