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The relationship of the ESR1 gene polymorphisms with the presence of coronary artery disease determined by coronary angiography.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 2007
Yilmaz Akin, Menevse Sevda, Erkan Aycan F, Ergun Mehmet A, Ilhan Mustafa N, Cengel Atiye, Yalcin Ridvan
Abstract excerpt
Effects of estrogen on the cardiovascular system, mediated mainly by estrogen receptor type alpha (ER alpha), have been well-defined and specific polymorphisms in the ER alpha gene (ESR1) have been associated with several coronary heart diseases including coronary artery disease (CAD) in studies covering different populations. In the present study, we aimed to investigate whether there is an association between...
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