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Androgen receptor gene CAG repeat polymorphism in longitudinal height and body composition in children and adolescents.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Jun 2011
Voorhoeve Paul G, van Mechelen Willem, Uitterlinden André G, Delemarre-van de Waal Henriette A, Lamberts Steven W J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The number of CAG repeats within the CAG repeat polymorphism of the androgen receptor (AR) gene correlates inversely with the transactivation of the receptor. We investigated the relationship between the AR CAG repeat polymorphism and longitudinal growth, puberty and body composition from prepuberty until young adult age. DESIGN: Observational study with repeated measurements. SUBJECTS: Two comparable...
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