Estrogen receptor polymorphisms: significance to human physiology, disease and therapy

GA Figtree, JE Noonan, R Bhindi… - Recent Patents on DNA …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Other than its well-recognized effects on reproductive physiology, estrogen has important
actions in a wide variety of other body systems with important examples including bone …

Mutations and polymorphisms of estrogens receptors genes and diseases susceptibility

I Kallel, M Rebai, A Rebai - Journal of Receptors and Signal …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Estrogen receptors (ER) belong to the super-family of the nuclear hormone
receptors which act as ligand-regulated transcription factor to control a diverse set of …

Estrogen receptor polymorphism and its relationship to pathological process

LP Alcazar, PA Arakaki, A Godoy-Santos… - The American journal of …, 2010 - amjmedsci.com
Estrogens are present in both men and women; they are usually present at significantly
higher levels in women of reproductive age. They promote the development of female …

Genetic variation of estrogen metabolism and the risks of cardiovascular disease.

S Almeida, MH Hutz - Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs …, 2007 - europepmc.org
Genetic variation in estrogen-metabolizing genes and estrogen receptors influences
estrogen metabolism and can potentially modify, at least in part, individual responses to …

Do estrogen receptor β polymorphisms play a role in the pharmacogenetics of estrogen signaling?

SL Nott, Y Huang, BR Fluharty… - Current …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Estrogen hormones play critical roles in the regulation of many tissue functions. The effects
of estrogens are primarily mediated by the estrogen receptors (ER) α and β. ERs are ligand …

Estrogen receptor mutations

JA Taylor, KJ Lewis, DB Lubahn - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 1998 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to review potential novel functional pathways by which estradiol
and estrogenic compounds elicit biological responses in mammals. We will limit our …

Six polymorphisms on estrogen receptor 1 gene in Japanese, American and German populations

M Sasaki, Y Tanaka, N Sakuragi, R Dahiya - European journal of clinical …, 2003 - Springer
Abstract Objective Estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) plays an important role in various estrogen-
related diseases, the incidences of which are significantly lower in the Japanese population …

Role of estrogen receptor-α in pharmacogenetics of estrogen action

DM Herrington - Current opinion in lipidology, 2003 - journals.lww.com
One or more common variants in estrogen receptor-α are associated with a differential
response to hormone replacement therapy in several domains of estrogen action. However …

[HTML][HTML] The role of genetics in estrogen responses: a critical piece of an intricate puzzle

EH Wall, SC Hewitt, LK Case, CY Lin… - The FASEB …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The estrogens are female sex hormones that are involved in a variety of physiological
processes, including reproductive development and function, wound healing, and bone …

Molecular mechanisms, physiological consequences and pharmacological implications of estrogen receptor action

T Barkhem, S Nilsson, JÅ Gustafsson - American Journal of …, 2004 - Springer
The estrogen receptors (ERs), ERα and ERβ, play a central role in mediating the biological
effects of estrogen. The transcription rate of estrogen target genes is determined by several …