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Intron 4 polymorphism of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene is associated with elevated blood pressure in type 2 diabetic patients with coronary heart disease.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jan 2000
Pulkkinen A, Viitanen L, Kareinen A, Lehto S, Vauhkonen I, Laakso M
Abstract excerpt
The endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene is responsible for constitutive nitric oxide synthesis and arterial vasodilatation. Recently two polymorphisms, the 27-bp repeat sequence in intron 4 and the Glu298Asp substitution in exon 7 of the eNOS gene have been reported to be related to cor...
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