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No association of the Asp298 variant of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene with preeclampsia.
American journal of hypertension - 1 May 2004
Landau Ruth, Xie Hong-Guang, Dishy Victor, Wood Alastair J J, Stein C Michael, Smiley Richard M
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BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia, the most common serious complication of pregnancy, is characterized by vasoconstriction, dysfunction of the vascular endothelium, and hypertension. Unidentified genetic factors and impaired nitric oxide (NO)-mediated vasodilation are thought to contribute to the development of the syndrome. Polymorphisms of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene affect NO production and have...
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