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Participants were race, age, and body mass index matched.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main Outcome Measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Fasted follicular phase plasma concentrations of C-reactive protein and 96 circulating immune markers, including interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1), and IL-18, measured using a Milliplex Luminex xMAP assay.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PCOS patients showed significantly lower levels of circulating immune markers (P &amp;lt; .05). Growth factors (vascular endothelial growth factor A, platelet-derived growth factor), proinflammatory cytokines (IL-8, TNF-\u03b1, interferon-\u03b3), and several chemokines were reduced in PCOS patients, independent of race. Only IL-18 and C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 16 showed statistically significant differences between Black and White women.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study challenges the prevailing notion of PCOS as a disorder of chronic low-grade inflammation, suggesting instead that immune suppression and impaired angiogenic signaling may be factors in PCOS pathophysiology, especially in nonobese patients. 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