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Association between endothelial nitric oxide synthase intron 4a/b polymorphism and aortic dissection.
Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi : Turk Kardiyoloji Derneginin yayin organidir - 1 Jan 2014
Ekmekçi Ahmet, Uluganyan Mahmut, Güngör Barış, Abacı Neslihan, Ozcan Kazım Serhan, Ertaş Gökhan, Zencirci Aycan, Balcı Ahmet Yavuz, Sırma Ekmekci Sema, Sayar Nurten, Ustek Duran, Eren Mehmet
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OBJECTIVES: The genetic risk factors that contribute to the risk of developing aortic dissection (AD) have been studied. We assessed the association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene polymorphism with AD. STUDY DESIGN: Patients who underwent surgery with the diagnosis of AD and survived after the operation in our center between May 2007 and June 2011 were recruited retrospectively. The eNOS intron...
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