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Steroid hormones polymorphisms and cholelithiasis in Greek population.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Feb 2007
Kitsiou-Tzeli S, Giannatou E, Spanos I, Nicolaidou P, Fretzayas A, Tzetis M, Lazaris D, Kanavakis E, Tsezou A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic variation in genes involved in steroid biosynthesis, metabolism and signal transduction have been suggested to play a role in gallstone disease. METHODS: To elucidate the possible role of genetic variation in the estrogen receptors alpha and beta (ER-alpha, ER-beta) and androgen receptor (AR) genes in breast cancer risk, the -1174(TA)n, c.1092+3607(CA)(n) and c.172(CAG)n repeat polymorphisms...
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