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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms in Behçet's disease.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Mar 2002
Salvarani Carlo, Boiardi Luigi, Casali Bruno, Olivieri Ignazio, Ciancio Giovanni, Cantini Fabrizio, Salvi Fabrizio, Malatesta Renato, Govoni Marcello, Trotta Francesco, Filippini Davide, Paolazzi Giuseppe, Nicoli Davide, Farnetti Enrico, Macchioni Pierluigi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyze potential associations of Glu-Asp298 polymorphism in exon 7 and 4 a/b polymorphism in intron 4 of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene with susceptibility for Behçet's disease (BD). METHODS: Seventy-three consecutive Italian patients who satisfied the International Study Group criteria for BD and 135 healthy blood donor controls from the same geographic area were genotyped by...
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