Fig. 3

Verification of 15 differentially expressed genes related to lipid metabolism and steroid synthesis identified by RNA-seq. The mRNA expression levels for 15 DEGs in GCs of control (n = 93) and PCOS women (n = 79). a–l are upregulated and m–o are downregulated in transcription analysis and qPCR. Data are presented as mean ± SE. P value is determined by independent samples t test. *, **, P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, compared with the corresponding controls, respectively