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eNOS gene intron 4 a/b VNTR polymorphism is a risk factor for coronary artery disease in Southern Turkey.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Apr 2005
Matyar Selçuk, Attila Gülen, Acartürk Esmeray, Akpinar Onur, Inal Tamer
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nitric oxide (NO) plays a major role in the regulation of vascular tone Associations between NO genotypes, coronary artery disease (CAD) and other risk factors have been described by many authors. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene intron 4 a/b variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) polymorphism and other risk factors in the development...
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