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Height at menarche is influenced by estrogen receptor alpha gene polymorphisms.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 May 2010
Kulik-Rechberger B, Skorupski P, Bogusiewicz M, Miotła P, Rechberger T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that polymorphic variations in estrogen receptors (ERs) genes may have an impact on linear growth of girls during puberty. AIM: The aim of the study was to investigate whether height at menarche is influenced by PvuII and XbaI polymorphisms of the ERalpha gene. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The study population consisted of 127 healthy girls, who were observed from premenarcheal period...
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