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Negative association of endothelial nitric oxide gene polymorphism with hypertension in Turkish patients: effect of ecNOS polymorphism on left ventricular hypertrophy.
Cardiovascular ultrasound - 21 Aug 2006
Olcay Ayhan, Ekmekci C Gokhan, Ozbek Ugur, Sezer Murat, Barcin Cem, Arslan Erol, Boztosun Bilal, Nisanci Yilmaz
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BACKGROUND: Endothelial nitric oxide synthase produces nitric oxide which is involved in many physiologic regulatory functions. Variable number of tandem repeats in intron 4 of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene are reported to be associated with blood pressure regulation. Nitric oxide is involved in regulation of cardiomyocyte genes but it is not known If endothelial nitric oxide synthase 4 gene...
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