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The association between estrogen receptor 2 gene polymorphism and complexity of coronary artery disease: an analysis in elective percutaneous coronary intervention patients.
BMC cardiovascular disorders - 4 Jun 2021
Foroughinia Farzaneh, Dehghani Pooyan, Dianatpour Mehdi, Amiri Arghavan, Jamhiri Iman, Ghasemiyeh Parisa
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BACKGROUND: One of the most common causes of death in the world is coronary artery disease (CAD). Estrogen, the most important early sex hormones in women, plays an important role in the risk reduction of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Expression of estrogen as well as its receptors including estrogen receptor alpha (ER1) and estrogen receptor beta (ER2) might have an association with the severity or the...
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