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Apolipoprotein E and paraoxonase 1 polymorphisms are associated with lower serum thyroid hormones in postmenopausal women.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Aug 2009
Lambrinoudaki Irene, Kaparos George, Rizos Demetrios, Galapi Fotini, Alexandrou Andreas, Sergentanis Theodoros N, Creatsa Maria, Christodoulakos George, Kouskouni E, Botsis D
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OBJECTIVE: Autoimmune thyroiditis and overt or subclinical hypothyroidism have been associated with increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). DESIGN: Cross-sectional investigation of the association between gene polymorphisms related to CVD with thyroid function and autoimmunity. PATIENTS: In total 84 healthy postmenopausal women aged 49-69 years. MEASUREMENTS: FT3, FT4, anti-TPO and anti-TG were...
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