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Circulating Testosterone and SHBG Concentrations Are Heritable in Women: The Framingham Heart Study
Author(s) -
Andrea D. Coviello,
Wei Vivian Zhuang,
Kathryn L. Lunetta,
Shalender Bhasin,
Jagadish Ulloor,
A. Zhang,
David Karasik,
Douglas P. Kiel,
Ramachandran S. Vasan,
Joanne M. Murabito
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-0050
Subject(s) - sex hormone binding globulin , heritability , framingham heart study , testosterone (patch) , medicine , endocrinology , body mass index , biology , hormone , framingham risk score , genetics , androgen , disease
Many factors influence the concentration of circulating testosterone and its primary binding protein, SHBG. However, little is known about the genetic contribution to their circulating concentrations in women, and their heritability in women is not well established.

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