Article
Associations of estrogen receptor alpha and Beta gene polymorphisms with lipid levels and insulin resistance in men.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 May 2015
Efstathiadou Zoe A, Sakka Christina, Polyzos Stergios A, Goutou Maria, Stakias Nikolaos, Bargiota Alexandra, Koukoulis George N
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The association of four single nucleotide polymorphisms in estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) and beta (ESR2) genes with lipid levels and insulin resistance in men. DESIGN AND METHODS: Lipids, glucose, insulin and HOMA-IR were determined, in a population-based, cross-sectional, cohort of 170 apparently healthy middle-aged Greek men, along with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and percentage...
Topics
- Body Composition
- Body Mass Index
- Cholesterol
- Cohort Studies
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Estrogen Receptor alpha
- Estrogen Receptor beta
- Genotype
- Greece
- Humans
