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Association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase polymorphism G894T with functional outcome in acute stroke patients.
Neurological research - 1 Oct 2011
Ellul John, Markoula Sofia, Marousi Stella, Galidi Anna, Kyritsis Athanassios P, Papathanasopoulos Panagiotis, Georgiou Ioannis
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OBJECTIVES: Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) G894T polymorphism has been previously associated with vascular diseases including stroke, but often with conflicting results. Experimental evidence suggests that some eNOS modalities may be important in preventing stroke, while others may be important during the dynamic inflammatory processes triggered at the acute phase of stroke. Thus, we examined the...
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