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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase haplotypes are related to blood pressure elevation, but not to resistance to antihypertensive drug therapy.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Dec 2006
Sandrim Valéria C, Yugar-Toledo Juan C, Desta Zeruesenay, Flockhart David A, Moreno Heitor, Tanus-Santos Jose E
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OBJECTIVES: Most hypertensive patients require two or more drugs to control arterial blood pressure effectively. Although endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) haplotypes have been associated with hypertension, it is unknown whether eNOS genotypes/haplotypes are associated with resistance to antihypertensive therapy. METHODS: We studied the distribution of three eNOS genetic polymorphisms: single nucleotide...
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