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Association of the estrogen receptor-alpha gene with the metabolic syndrome and its component traits in African-American families: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Family Study.
Diabetes - 1 Aug 2007
Gallagher Carla J, Langefeld Carl D, Gordon Candace J, Campbell Joel K, Mychaleckyj Josyf C, Mychalecky Josyf C, Bryer-Ash Michael, Rich Stephen S, Bowden Donald W, Sale Michèle M
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OBJECTIVE: We previously detected an association between a region of the estrogen receptor-alpha (ESR1) gene and type 2 diabetes in an African-American case-control study; thus, we investigated this region for associations with the metabolic syndrome and its component traits in African-American families from the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Family Study. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 17 single...
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