A common polymorphism in the CYP3A7 gene is associated with a nearly 50% reduction in serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 5313-5316

  Smit, Pauline ^a   Van Schaik, Ron H N ^a   Van Der Werf, Marloes ^a   Van Den Beld, Annewieke W ^a   Koper, Jan W ^a   Lindemans, Jan ^a   Pols, Huibert A P ^a   Brinkmann, Albert O ^a   De Jong, Frank H ^a   Lamberts, Steven W J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CYTOCHROME P450 3A7; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ARYL HYDROCARBON HYDROXYLASES; COHORT STUDIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 24344500822     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2005-0307     Document Type: Article

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