The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 9, Supplement 1 , Pages S23-S30 , September 2006

Aromatase Gene (CYP 19) Polymorphisms and Endogenous Androgen Concentrations in a Multiracial/Multiethnic, Multisite Study of Women at Midlife

  • MaryFran R. Sowers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to MaryFran R. Sowers, PhD, 339 East Liberty, Suite 310, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104.
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  • Angela L. Wilson, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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  • Sharon R. Kardia, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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  • Jian Chu, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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  • Robert Ferrell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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 The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) and the SWAN Repository were supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, through the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Nursing Research, and the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (Grant Nos. AG017719, NR004061, AG012505, AG012535, AG012531, AG012539, AG012546, AG012553, AG012554, and AG012495). The Sex Steroid Hormone Genetics Protocol was supported by the SWAN Repository.This report is based on samples from the SWAN DNA Repository. Scientists interested in developing studies based on this resource can find a description of the SWAN Core Repository and DNA Repository and information on obtaining access to the resources at www.swanrepository.org.

PII: S0002-9343(06)00825-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.07.003

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 9, Supplement 1 , Pages S23-S30 , September 2006

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