The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 9, Supplement 1 , Pages S52-S60, September 2006

Vasomotor Symptom Prevalence Is Associated with Polymorphisms in Sex Steroid–Metabolizing Enzymes and Receptors

  • Carolyn J. Crandall, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California–Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Carolyn J. Crandall, MD, MS, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California–Los Angeles, 911 Broxton Avenue, 1st Floor, Los Angeles, California 90024.
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  • Sybil L. Crawford, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Ellen B. Gold, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California–Davis, Davis, California, 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. Dr. Crandall was supported by National Institutes of Health Research Grant No. 5K12AG01004 from the National Institute on Aging.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)00829-1

doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.07.007

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 9, Supplement 1 , Pages S52-S60, September 2006