The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 9, Supplement 1 , Pages S79-S86 , September 2006

The Association of Bone Mineral Density with Estrogen Receptor Gene Polymorphisms

  • Gail A. Greendale, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California–Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Gail A. Greendale, MD, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California–Los Angeles, Division of Geriatrics, 10945 LeConte Avenue, Suite 2339, Los Angeles, California 90095-1687.
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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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  • John F. Randolph Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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  • Janet M. Johnston, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • MaryFran R. Sowers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 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 SWAN DNA Repository and information on obtaining access to the resources at www.swanrepository.org.

PII: S0002-9343(06)00833-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.07.011

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 9, Supplement 1 , Pages S79-S86 , September 2006

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