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The exact specific causes of this disease have not yet been identified, but there is evidence of significant genetic involvement.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>The present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of PCOS and explore its gene polymorphisms in the Mauritanian population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Material and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Files of 2,100 women patients attending two gynaecologic clinics of Nouakchott were retrospectively analysed to identify PCOS patients based on the 2003 Rotterdam Criterion. A genetic study used Sanger sequencing to search for six known SNPs in LHCGR (rs2293275), FSHR (rs6166), ESR1 (rs2234693), GnRHR (rs104893836), miR-126 (rs4636297), and miR-499 (rs3746444) among 8 familial PCOS cases and 3 sporadic patients. A more extended search was then carried out exclusively for LHCGR rs2293275 on 56 PCOS patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The prevalence of PCOS was 7.8% in this cohort. The occurrence of LHCGR rs2293275 (T&amp;gt;C, G; p. Asn 312 Ser) and ESR1 rs2234693 (T&amp;gt;C, G) polymorphisms in the PCOS screened patients suggests a likely association of these variants with the disease. 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