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Influence of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms (-786T>C, 4a4b, 894G>T) in Korean patients with coronary artery disease.
Thrombosis research - 1 Jan 2007
Kim In Jai, Bae Jeehyeon, Lim Sang Wook, Cha Dong Hoon, Cho Hyo Jin, Kim Sun, Yang Dong Ho, Hwang Seong Gyu, Oh Doyeun, Kim Nam Keun
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INTRODUCTION: Endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) is synthesized from l-arginine by endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) encoded by the eNOS3 gene on chromosome 7. The effects of the eNOS polymorphisms with the risk of coronary artery disease are conflicting. In this study, we investigated the association of the eNOS genotypes with coronary artery disease in Koreans. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A case-control...
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