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Glu298Asp endothelial nitric oxide synthase polymorphism is a risk factor for erectile dysfunction in the Mexican Mestizo population.
Journal of andrology - 1 Jan 2000
Rosas-Vargas Haydee, Coral-Vazquez Ramon M, Tapia Rosario, Borja Jose L, Salas Ricardo A, Salamanca Fabio
Abstract excerpt
Penile erection depends on the balanced action between antagonist vasoactive molecules such as nitric oxide (NO) and angiotensin. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) polymorphisms have been associated with endothelial dysfunction, which is described as a cause of erectile dysfunction (ED). Endothelial NOS and ACE are both regulators of vascular and corporal smooth...
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