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The relation of adiponectin and tumor necrosis factor alpha levels between endothelial nitric oxide synthase, angiotensin-converting enzyme, transforming growth factor beta, and tumor necrosis factor alpha gene polymorphism in adrenal incidentalomas.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Dec 2009
Harman E, Karadeniz M, Biray C, Zengi A, Cetinkalp S, Ozgen A G, Saygili F, Berdeli A, Gündüz C, Yilmaz C
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to demonstrate demographic characteristics, presence of inflammatory markers, distribution of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) genotypes and relations among these parameters in these patients and control subjects. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Study samples were collected from 50 patients with adrenal mass...
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