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Variants of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene are associated with components of metabolic syndrome in an Arab population.
Endocrine journal - 1 Jan 2012
Alkharfy Khalid M, Al-Daghri Nasser M, Al-Attas Omar S, Alokail Majed S, Mohammed Abdul Khader, Vinodson Benjamin, Clerici Mario, Kazmi Usamah, Hussain Tajamul, Draz Hossam M
Abstract excerpt
Genetics plays a crucial role in the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Here we examined the association between endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene polymorphisms and MetS in a Saudi Arabian cohort to extend the understanding of the genetic basis of MetS in diverse ethnic populations. Anthropometric, clinical and biochemical parameters as well as genotyping for 894G>T, -786T>C variants of eNOS...
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