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C242T polymorphism of the NADPH oxidase p22PHOX gene and its association with endothelial dysfunction in asymptomatic individuals with essential systemic hypertension.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 May 2014
Rafiq Adnan, Aslam Khursheed, Malik Rouf, Afroze Dil
Abstract excerpt
Vascular oxidative stress is an important factor in hypertension-associated vascular damage and is mediated by nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase activation. The C242T polymorphism at the p22PHOX gene affects binding of p22PHOX to heme, leading to variants of NADPH oxidase that produce different levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Specific variations in ROS are associated with an...
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