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ea0011p332 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | ECE2006

The severity of cardiovascular disease in women is modified by estrogen receptor alpha polymorphic variants

Alevizaki M , Saltiki K , Kanakakis I , Cimponeriu A , Alevizaki C , Georgiou I , Anastasiou E

Impaired estrogen (E2) action is important for cardiovascular disease (CAD) in both men and women. Associations of CAD with estrogen receptor polymorphisms, which may influence sensitivity to E2 have been reported for men but have not been confirmed for women. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of estrogen receptor common polymorphisms with the severity of coronary disease in women undergoing coronary angiography.Estrogen rec...