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SUBMITTER: Ventetuolo CE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4831135 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ventetuolo Corey E CE Mitra Nandita N Wan Fei F Manichaikul Ani A Barr R Graham RG Johnson Craig C Bluemke David A DA Lima Joao A C JA Tandri Hari H Ouyang Pamela P Kawut Steven M SM
The European respiratory journal 20151202 2
Sex hormones are linked to right ventricular (RV) function, but the relationship between genetic variation in these pathways and RV function is unknown.We performed a cross-sectional study of 2761 genotyped adults without cardiovascular disease. The relationships between RV measures and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 10 candidate genes were assessed. Urinary oestradiol (E2) metabolites produced by cytochrome P4501B1 (CYP1B1) and serum testosterone were measured in women and men respec ...[more]