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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene is associated with vessel stenosis in Korean population.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Mar 2005
Yoon Suin, Shin Chol, Park Hyun-Young, Moon Jesung, Kim Eunkyung, Kim Heung-Tae, Min Jiho, Jo Sangmee Ahn, Jo Inho
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nitric oxide (NO) produced by endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) mediates endothelium-dependent vasodilation and antithrombotic action. Controversial results regarding the association of eNOS gene polymorphisms with vessel stenosis have been reported. METHODS: Age- and sex-matched 932 individuals (656 subjects having 1-, 2-, and 3-stenosed vessels and 276 controls without stenosis) living in Seoul and...
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