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Polymorphisms of steroid 5-alpha-reductase type I (SRD5A1) gene are associated to peripheral arterial disease.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Dec 2008
Signorelli S S, Barresi V, Musso N, Anzaldi M, Croce E, Fiore V, Condorelli D F
Abstract excerpt
Although animal studies support the hypothesis that androgenic biological actions may affect experimental atherosclerosis progression, evidence for a relationship between androgen effects and peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a common clinical form of atherosclerosis, is weak or contradictory. Testosterone, the main androgen hormone, is converted in a 5alpha-reduced form by enzymatic activities in the target...
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