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Sex hormone binding globulin gene polymorphisms and metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal Turkish women.
Cardiology journal - 1 Jan 2013
Sunbul Murat, Eren Fatih, Nacar Cevdet, Agirbasli Mehmet
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BACKGROUND: Insulin resistance is associated with obesity, glucose intolerance or diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and cardiovascular disease. Constellation of these risk factors iscalled metabolic syndrome (MetS). MetS is common among postmenopausal women. Low sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels associate with an increased risk of MetS in postmenopausal women. Variations in SHBG gene associate with...
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