Large Differences in Testosterone Excretion in Korean and Swedish Men Are Strongly Associated with a UDP-Glucuronosyl Transferase 2B17 Polymorphism

Jakobsson, Jenny; Ekström, Lena; Inotsume, Nobuo; Garle, Mats; Lorentzon, Mattias; Ohlsson, Claes; Roh, Hyung‐Keun; Carlström, Kjell; Rane, Anders

doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1643

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Large Differences in Testosterone Excretion in Korean and Swedish Men Are Strongly Associated with a UDP-Glucuronosyl Transferase 2B17 Polymorphism

Published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism • Feb 1, 2006

Authors:

Jenny Jakobsson

Lena Ekström

Nobuo Inotsume

Abstract

CONTEXT: The reproductive endocrinology in Asians and Caucasians is of great interest in view of large differences in prostate cancer rate and sensitivity to pharmacological male contraception. In addition, interpretation of certain antidoping tests is confounded by interethnic variation in androgen...

Subject

Testosterone (patch)

Excretion

Internal medicine

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