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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene intron 4 (VNTR) polymorphism and vascular access graft thrombosis.
Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research - 1 Jan 2000
Basaran Ozgur, Atac F Belgin, Karakayali Feza, Aliosmanoglu Ibrahim, Yagmurdur Mahmut Can, Ozdemir Fatma Nurhan, Haberal Mehmet
Abstract excerpt
Vascular access thrombosis is a leading cause of vascular access failure in hemodialysis patients. Thrombosis is a multifactorial condition and genetic makeup can affect thrombosis risk. We conducted a study to investigate for possible associations between ecNOS gene intron 4 variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism and thrombosis of polytetrafluoroethylene hemodialysis arteriovenous access grafts (AVG)...
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