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Genetics of serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and its relationship to insulin in a population-based cohort of twin subjects.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 2002
Nestler John E, Whitfield John B, Williams Terre Y, Zhu Gu, Condon Juliann, Kirk Katherine M, Heath Andrew C, Montgomery Grant W, Martin Nicholas G
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have shown a significant effect of insulin administration on serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) concentration and its metabolic rate, with evidence for the effect in men, but not in women. This could lead to differences in the sources of variation in serum DHEA-S between men and women and in its covariation with insulin concentration. This study aimed to test whether these hypotheses...
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