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Oestrogen receptor gene variation is a determinant of coronary reactivity in healthy young men.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jun 2002
Lehtimäki T, Laaksonen R, Mattila K M, Janatuinen T, Vesalainen R, Nuutila P, Laakso J, Jaakkola O, Koivula T, Knuuti J
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BACKGROUND: Oxidised low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) is a determinant of impaired coronary function and oestrogens inhibit its formation probably throughout genetically-variable oestrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) in artery wall. We hypothesized that the ESR1 polymorphism might influence coronary function and reactivity as measured by positron emission tomography (PET), which allows the detection of coronary dysfunction...
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