Does a TA-repeat polymorphism in the gene for the estrogen receptor alpha correlate with muscle strength or body composition in young adult Swedish women?
The TA-repeat in the human ERalpha gene does not correlate with muscle strength or body mass measurements, indicating that body composition is not as sensitive to genetic variation in this receptor as other target organs for estrogen.
In this prospective series of patients with a 1-year history of medical management, only 23% of the patients with suspected SOD underwent endoscopic sphincterotomy although 54% had an abnormally long HDTT.