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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene Glu298Asp polymorphism and blood pressure, left ventricular mass and carotid artery atherosclerosis in a population-based cohort.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Feb 2002
Karvonen J, Kauma H, Kervinen K, Rantala M, Ikäheimo M, Päivänsalo M, Savolainen M J, Kesäniemi Y A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Decreased production of endothelial nitric oxide (NO) is associated with different cardiovascular pathology. We studied the association between the Glu298Asp polymorphism of the NO producing gene, endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), and hypertension, left ventricular mass (LVM) and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) in a population-based cohort of hypertensive and control subjects....
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