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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism and maternal vascular adaptation to pregnancy.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Dec 2001
Savvidou M D, Vallance P J, Nicolaides K H, Hingorani A D
Abstract excerpt
A common polymorphism of the endothelial NO synthase gene that predicts a Glu298Asp amino acid substitution in the mature protein has been associated with cardiovascular disorders in which NO bioactivity is impaired. However, the influence of this polymorphism on endothelial function is unknown. Healthy pregnancy is associated with enhanced endothelium-dependent, flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial...
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