Genotype distribution of estrogen receptor polymorphisms in men and postmenopausal women from healthy and coronary populations and its relation to serum lipid levels

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3006-3012

  Matsubara, Yumiko ^a   Murata, Mitsuru ^a   Kawano, Koichi ^b   Zama, Takeru ^a   Aoki, Nobuo ^b   Yoshino, Hideaki ^b   Watanabe, Gentaro ^c   Ishikawa, Kyozo ^b   Ikeda, Yasuo ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Health Care Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Estrogen receptor; Genetics; Polymorphisms; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031470524     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.11.3006     Document Type: Article

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