Article
The association between vascular function-related genes and age at natural menopause.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2000
van Disseldorp Jeroen, Broekmans Frank J, Peeters Petra H, Fauser Bart C, van der Schouw Yvonne T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In this study we attempted to confirm recent findings suggesting that age at natural menopause might be affected by single nucleotide polymorphisms in certain cardiovascular risk factor genes, such as genes encoding for blood clotting factors II, V, and VII and the apolipoprotein E2 gene. Such validation might increase support for the theory that ovarian aging is partly due to aging of the vascular...
Topics
- Aging
- Apolipoprotein E2
- Blood Coagulation Factors
- Female
- Humans
- Menopause
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
