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Genetic polymorphisms, hormone levels, and hot flashes in midlife women.
Maturitas - 20 Jun 2007
Schilling Chrissy, Gallicchio Lisa, Miller Susan R, Langenberg Patricia, Zacur Howard, Flaws Jodi A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hot flashes disrupt the lives of millions of women each year. Although hot flashes are a public health concern, little is known about risk factors that predispose women to hot flashes. Thus, the objective of this study was to examine whether sex steroid hormone levels and genetic polymorphisms in hormone biosynthesis and degradation enzymes are associated with the risk of hot flashes. METHODS: In a...
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