Article
Estrogen receptor alpha gene polymorphisms and risk of myocardial infarction.
JAMA - 23 Jun 2004
Schuit Stephanie C E, Oei Hok-Hay S, Witteman Jacqueline C M, Geurts van Kessel Corine H, van Meurs Joyce B J, Nijhuis Rogier L, van Leeuwen Johannes P T M, de Jong Frank H, Zillikens M Carola, Hofman Albert, Pols Huibert A P, Uitterlinden André G
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: The role of estrogens in ischemic heart disease (IHD) is uncertain. Evidence suggests that genetic variations in the estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) gene may influence IHD risk, but the role of common sequence variations in the ESR1 gene is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the ESR1 haplotype created by the c.454-397T>C (PvuII) and c.454-351A>G (XbaI) polymorphisms is associated with myocardial...
Topics
- Aged
- Estrogen Receptor alpha
- Female
- Genotype
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Ischemia
- Polymorphism, Genetic
