Endocrine Abstracts

Background: ER-α gene (ESR1) polymorphisms have been associated with a variety of disorders including human infertility. In this study, we examined two polymorphisms of the estrogen receptor α (ESR1) gene, IVS-1 −397 T/C (dbSNP: rs2234693) and IVS-1 −351 A/G (dbSNP: rs9340799) in a sample of healthy women of reproductive age to determine whether are associated with hormonal levels for a better understanding of its biological actions in human development, ...

Objective: To explore if the polymorphisms of the estrogen receptor alpha gene, XbaI (IVS1-351 A/G) and PvuII (IVS1-397 T/C) are associated with age-dependent changes in hormone levels for a better understanding of the biological actions of estrogens.Subjects and methods: Subjects, both genders aged between 20 and 80 years were classified into two groups: reproductive age (1) and over 55 years (2). The study received the Ethical Committee approval. Morni...

Objective: The aim of this study is the characterizing of genetic variation in PvuII and XbaI polymorphisms of the ESR1 gene associated with age-dependent endocrine, metabolic and cognitive changes in a representative sample of Romanian population stratified by age and sex.Subjects and methods: Subjects, both genders aged between 20 and 80 yr were assigned to three lots 1) 177 subjects aged 55–80 years with moderately cognitive impairment (MCI) (MMS...

Objective: We previously found an association between eNOS(G894T) polymorphism and components of metabolic syndrome (MetS); thus, we investigated the metabolic–endocrine changes in postmenopausal women with incipient MetS and the interaction with the polymorphisms of eNOS-G894T, p22phox-930 A/G, CETP TaqIB and ESR1 (PvuII and XbaI) genes.Methods: postmenopausal women aged between 60 and 80 years from a population-based study were classified into the...