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Association between arterial stiffness and variations in oestrogen-related genes.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Oct 2009
Peter I, Kelley-Hedgepeth A, Huggins G S, Housman D E, Mendelsohn M E, Vita J A, Vasan R S, Levy D, Benjamin E J, Mitchell G F
Abstract excerpt
Increased arterial stiffness and wave reflection have been identified as cardiovascular disease risk factors. In light of significant sex differences and the moderate heritability of vascular function measures, we hypothesized that variation in the genes coding for oestrogen receptors alpha (ESR1) and beta (ESR2) and aromatase (CYP19A1) is associated with aortic stiffness and pressure wave reflection as measured...
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