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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism and ischemic heart disease.
American heart journal - 1 Nov 2004
Spence Mark S, McGlinchey Paul G, Patterson Chris C, Allen Adrian R, Murphy Gillian, Bayraktutan Ulvi, Fogarty Damian G, Evans Alun E, McKeown Pascal P
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BACKGROUND: Ischemic heart disease (IHD), the leading cause of death worldwide, is a multifactorial disease arising from the complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors. There is considerable evidence that nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in protecting against atherosclerosis,...
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