Genetic variations in sex steroid-related genes as predictors of serum estrogen levels in men

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1033-1041

  Eriksson, Anna L ^a   Lorentzon, Mattias ^a,c   Vandenput, Liesbeth ^a   Labrie, Fernand ^b   Lindersson, Marie ^b   Syvänen, Ann Christine ^c   Orwoll, Eric S ^d   Cummings, Steven R ^e   Zmuda, Joseph M ^f   Ljunggren, Östen ^c   Karlsson, Magnus K ^g,h   Mellström, Dan ^a   Ohlsson, Claes ^a,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^h LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPINE FRACTURE;

EID: 62349126794     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-1283     Document Type: Article

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