Article
Apolipoprotein E gene determines serum testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone levels in postmenopausal women.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Oct 2002
Zofková Ivana, Zajícková Katerina, Hill Martin, Horínek Ales
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is believed to play an important role in lipid metabolism and has been found to be related to diseases associated with ageing, the important characteristic of which is decline in circulating sex steroids, including androgen. DESIGN: To find the relationships of levels of serum testosterone and its precursor, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), to ApoE polymorphism in 113...
Topics
- Aged
- Aging
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Dehydroepiandrosterone
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Postmenopause
- Testosterone
