Estrogen Receptor Beta Gene Variants may be Associated with more Favorable Metabolic Profile in Postmenopausal Women Undergoing Coronary Angiography - Concepedia

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Estrogen Receptor Beta Gene Variants may be Associated with more Favorable Metabolic Profile in Postmenopausal Women Undergoing Coronary Angiography

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2009

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Katerina Saltiki, Charalambos Doukas, Ioannis Kanakakis, Panagiotis Zotos, Leandros Lazaros, Ioannis Georgiou, Maria Alevizaki

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes

Abstract

ESR2 Alu I polymorphism may have a favorable influence on risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as obesity indices and cholesterol levels. It does not appear to be associated with the severity of CAD in women.