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Endocrinol."],"abstract":"<jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study aims to characterize the expression of ANGPTL4 in ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) and its association with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study included 104 PCOS patients and 112 women in control group undergoing <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) from the reproductive hospital affiliated with Shandong University from 2019 to 2021. By reverse transcription and real-time quantitative (RT-q) PCR, the mRNA expression of ANGPTL4 in GCs was assessed, and clinical information for these patients were then reviewed and analyzed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The RT-qPCR results showed that ANGPTL4 expression in the control group was significantly lower than that in the PCOS group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.000) and had positive association with AMH (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.211), HOMA-IR (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.174), LDL\/HDL (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.176), ApoB\/ApoAI (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.155), and TC\/HDL (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.189). Additionally, the high expression of ANGPTL4 in the ovarian granulosa cells might be an independent predictor in PCOS (OR: 3.345; 95% CI: 1.951\u20135.734) with a close contact with incidence of PCOS (AUC: 0.704; 95% CI: 0.633\u20130.774, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our study revealed higher ANGPTL4 expression in ovarian GCs with PCOS. 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