Relationship between apolipoprotein E polymorphism, menopausal symptoms, and serum lipids during hormone replacement therapy.

doi:10.1016/s0301-2115(98)00008-6

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Relationship between apolipoprotein E polymorphism, menopausal symptoms, and serum lipids during hormone replacement therapy.

European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology - 1 Aug 1998

Somekawa Y, Wakabayashi A

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OBJECTIVE: Menopausal women receive hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to relieve symptoms and to help prevent osteoporosis or atherosclerotic disease. We investigated the association of apolipoprotein (apo) E polymorphism with menopausal symptoms, body fat mass and lipid profile in 236 women, tog...

Topics

Adipose Tissue
Alleles
Apolipoproteins E
Estrogen Replacement Therapy
Female
Humans
Lipids
Menopause
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic

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