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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (ecNOS) 4 a/b gene polymorphism and carotid artery intima-media thickness in type-1 diabetic patients.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Feb 2003
Frost D, Chitu J, Meyer M, Beischer W, Pfohl M
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AIM: To study putative associations of the ecNOS 4 a/b polymorphism with carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and diabetic complications in young type-1 diabetic patients. METHODS: Study participants were 147 type-1 diabetic patients (56 men and 91 women), mean age 30.1 +/- 6.6 years (range 14 - 44), with a diabetes duration of 13.1 +/- 8.1 years. HbA1c, albuminuria, and lipid status were assessed by...
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