Variation in estrogen-related genes associated with cardiovascular phenotypes and circulating estradiol, testosterone, and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2779-2785

  Peter, Inga ^a,b   Kelley Hedgepeth, Alyson ^b   Fox, Caroline S ^d   Cupples, L Adrienne ^e   Huggins, Gordon S ^b   Housman, David E ^c   Karas, Richard H ^b   Mendelsohn, Michael E ^b   Levy, Daniel ^d,f,g   Murabito, Joanne M ^d,f  

^a Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYP19A1 GENE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 47549107693     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-0106     Document Type: Article

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