Estrogen receptor 2 polymorphism and carotid intima-media thickness

Genetic Testing

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 537-540

  Nikkari, Seppo T ^a   Henttonen, Antti ^a   Kunnas, Tarja ^a   Kähönen, Mika ^a   Hutri Kähönen, Nina ^a   Juonala, Markus ^b   Marniemi, Jukka ^c   Viikari, Jorma ^b   Raitakari, Olli T ^b   Lehtimäki, Terho ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GENOMIC DNA; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTIMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEPTOR GENE; THICKNESS; TUNICA MEDIA; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ALLELES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 57749121390     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gte.2008.0034     Document Type: Article

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