Bone Mineral Density
Genetic interaction between aromatase and estrogen receptors influences bone mineral density
Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 21st, 2006
"The aromatization of androgenic precursors is the main source of estrogens in postmenopausal women. We tested the hypothesis that allelic variants of the genes coding for aromatase and estrogen receptors (ER) could interact to determine the estrogenic signals on the bone tissue and, consequently, bone mineral density (BMD)," stated investigators in Spain.
J.A. Riancho and colleagues of the University of Cantabria explained, "[This was a] cross-sectional study including 331 postmenopausal women. BMD was measured by dual energy x-ray...
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