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Association of estrogen receptor alpha gene polymorphisms with metabolic syndrome in Egyptian women.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Oct 2013
Ghattas Maivel H, Mehanna Eman T, Mesbah Noha M, Abo-Elmatty Dina M
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OBJECTIVE: Metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for coronary heart diseases as well as diabetes, fatty liver and several cancers. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in women appears to be increasing, particularly in women of childbearing age. In the present study, we assessed the association of estrogen receptor-alpha gene polymorphisms (XbaI and PvuII) with metabolic syndrome and its related phenotypes....
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