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| Nogueira-de-Souza,N.C.; Guerreiro da Silva,I.D.C.; de Carvalho,C.V.; Pulchinelli,A.; Haidar,M.A.; Baracat,E.C.; Massad-Costa,A.M.. |
| Studies have shown that estrogen replacement therapy and estrogen plus progestin replacement therapy alter serum levels of total, LDL and HDL cholesterol levels. However, HDL cholesterol levels in women vary considerably in response to hormone replacement therapy (HRT). A significant portion of the variability of these levels has been attributed to genetic factors. Therefore, we investigated the influence of estrogen receptor-alpha (ESR1) gene polymorphisms on HDL levels in response to postmenopausal HRT. We performed a prospective cohort study on 54 postmenopausal women who had not used HRT before the study and had no significant general medical illness. HRT consisted of conjugated equine estrogen and medroxyprogesterone acetate continuously for 1 year.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hormone replacement therapy; High-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels; Estrogen receptor-alpha; Polymorphism. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001200003 |
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| Chambo,D.; Kemp,C.; Costa,A.M.M.; Souza,N.C.N.; Guerreiro da Silva,I.D.C.. |
| Radiologic breast density is one of the predictive factors for breast cancer and the extent of the density is directly related to postmenopause. However, some patients have dense breasts even during postmenopause. This condition may be explained by the genes that codify for the proteins involved in the biosynthesis, as well as the activity and metabolism of steroid hormones. They are polymorphic, which could explain the variations of individual hormones and, consequently, breast density. The constant need to find markers that may assist in the primary prevention of breast cancer as well as in selecting high risk patients motived this study. We determined the influence of genetic polymorphism of CYP17 (cytochrome P450c17, the gene involved in steroid... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Mammography; 17-alpha hydroxylase steroid; Glutathione transferase; Progesterone receptor; Genetic polymorphism. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000400003 |
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