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Association of the nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism with an increased risk for progression to diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 Mar 2000
Neugebauer S, Baba T, Watanabe T
Abstract excerpt
A mutation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (ecNOS)-a key enzyme of the endogenous nitrovasodilator system that is essential for the regulation of blood flow and blood pressure-may aggravate the progression to diabetic nephropathy and/or retinopathy. To investigate the association of ecNOS tandem repeat polymorphism with diabetic nephropathy, the ecNOS genotype was assessed in 82 Japanese type 2 diabetic...
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