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Association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase promoter region (T-786C) gene polymorphism with acute coronary syndrome and coronary heart disease.
Lipids in health and disease - 25 Feb 2008
Ciftçi C, Melil S, Cebi Y, Ersöz M, Cağatay P, Kiliçgedik M, Duman B Süsleyici
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BACKGROUND: Nitric oxide (NO) is an endothelium derived relaxing factor (EDRF) which has an important role for regulating the heart-vessel physiology. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the eNOS T-786C polymorphism on lipid parameters and the development of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and coronary heart disease (CHD) for the first time in a Turkish study group. We have analyzed the...
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