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Polymorphism in glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit gene is associated with impairment of nitric oxide-mediated coronary vasomotor function.
Circulation - 23 Sept 2003
Nakamura Shin-ichi, Sugiyama Seigo, Fujioka Daisuke, Kawabata Ken-ichi, Ogawa Hisao, Kugiyama Kiyotaka
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BACKGROUND: The minor -588T allele of polymorphism -588C/T of a modifier subunit gene in glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCLM), a rate-limiting enzyme for glutathione (GSH) synthesis, was associated with lower plasma GSH levels and was a risk factor for myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS: We e...
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