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Septic shock is correlated with asymmetrical dimethyl arginine levels, which may be influenced by a polymorphism in the dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase II gene: a prospective observational study.
Critical care (London, England) - 1 Jan 2006
O'Dwyer Michael J, Dempsey Felicity, Crowley Vivion, Kelleher Dermot P, McManus Ross, Ryan Thomas
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INTRODUCTION: Asymmetrical dimethyl arginine (ADMA) is an endogenous non-selective inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase that may influence the severity of organ failure and the occurrence of shock secondary to an infectious insult. Levels may be genetically determined by a promoter polymorphism in a regulatory gene encoding dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase II (DDAH II), which functions by metabolising ADMA...
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