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Pharmacogenetic association of NOS3 variants with cardiovascular disease in patients with hypertension: the GenHAT study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Zhang Xue, Lynch Amy I, Davis Barry R, Ford Charles E, Boerwinkle Eric, Eckfeldt John H, Leiendecker-Foster Catherine, Arnett Donna K
Abstract excerpt
Nitric oxide synthase 3 (NOS3) catalyzes production of NO in the endothelium and may play a role in cardiovascular disease (CVD). We assessed the pharmacogenetic associations of three NOS3 polymorphisms and three antihypertensive drugs with CVD outcomes. Hypertensive subjects (n = 30,280) from a multi-center, double-blind clinical trial were randomized to chlorthalidone, amlodipine, or lisinopril treatment (mean...
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