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Genetic variance in nitric oxide synthase and endothelin genes among children with and without endothelial dysfunction.
Journal of translational medicine - 25 Sept 2013
Chatsuriyawong Siriporn, Gozal David, Kheirandish-Gozal Leila, Bhattacharjee Rakesh, Khalyfa Ahamed A, Wang Yang, Hakonarson Hakon, Keating Brendan, Sukhumsirichart Wasana, Khalyfa Abdelnaby
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The presence of endothelial dysfunction (ED) constitutes an early risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in children. Nitric oxide (NO) and endothelin (EDN) are generated in endothelial cells and are critical regulators of vascular function, with ED resulting from an imbalance between these two molecules. We hypothesized that genetic variants in NO synthase and EDN isoforms and its receptors...
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