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Intron 4 polymorphism of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase eNOS gene and early microangiopathy in type 1 diabetes.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2009
Mamoulakis D, Bitsori M, Galanakis E, Vazgiourakis V, Panierakis C, Goulielmos G N
Abstract excerpt
Nitric oxide (NO) is an endogenous vasodilator involved in inflammatory and autoimmune response, and in the pathophysiology of diabetic vascular disease. Endothelium-derived NO is formed from L-arginine by endothelial NO synthase (eNOS), and earlier studies have provided evidence for altered NO metabolism and impaired endothelial function in diabetes, probably due to polymorphisms in eNOS gene. In the present...
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