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Associations of serum sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels with SHBG gene polymorphisms in the CARDIA Male Hormone Study.
American journal of epidemiology - 15 Feb 2008
Turk Andrew, Kopp Peter, Colangelo Laura A, Urbanek Margrit, Wood Kent, Liu Kiang, Skinner Halcyon G, Gapstur Susan M
Abstract excerpt
In the sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) gene, a pentanucleotide-repeat polymorphism [(TAAAA)(n)] and a single nucleotide polymorphism (D327N) have been associated with circulating SHBG concentrations in women. Only one study, limited to Scandinavians, has examined these associations in men. Using data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Male Hormone Study, the authors assessed...
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