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Association between the eNOS (Glu298Asp) and the RAS genes polymorphisms and premature coronary artery disease in a Turkish population.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 2005
Berdeli Afig, Sekuri Cevad, Sirri Cam F, Ercan Ertugrul, Sagcan Abdi, Tengiz Istemihan, Eser Erhan, Akin Mustafa
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BACKGROUND: The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and endothelial nitric oxide (NO) affect the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). Previous epidemiologic data suggested that genetic factors are more likely to affect young rather than old people. Our objective was to investigate the association between the polymorphisms of eNOS (Glu298Asp) and the RAS genes and premature...
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