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Genetic risk factors for coronary artery spasm: significance of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene T-786-->C and missense Glu298Asp variants.
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research - 1 Sept 2000
Yoshimura M, Yasue H, Nakayama M, Shimasaki Y, Ogawa H, Kugiyama K, Saito Y, Miyamoto Y, Ogawa Y, Kaneshige T, Hiramatsu H, Yoshioka T, Kamitani S, Teraoka H, Nakao K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We recently identified two endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene polymorphisms, Glu298Asp and T-786-->C, which are independently associated with coronary spasm. eNOS gene intron 4b/a polymorphism is also reported to be involved in smoking-dependent coronary artery disease. The genetic linkage among these polymorphisms remains unknown. Also, it is unclear which variant is most responsible for...
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