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Screening of the NOS3 gene identifies the variants 894G/T, 1998C/G and 2479G/A to be associated with acute onset ischemic stroke in young Asian Indians.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Sept 2014
Akhter Mohd Suhail, Biswas Arijit, Rashid Hina, Devi Luxmi, Behari Madhuri, Saxena Renu
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INTRODUCTION: Nitric oxide levels and NOS3 gene variants play a pivotal role in the development of vascular diseases/stroke. We attempted to determine the role of NOS3 gene variants and plasma NO levels towards the development of ischemic stroke in young Asian-Indians. METHODS: One hundred ischemic stroke patients and 200 age and sex matched control study subjects were screened for NOS3 gene variants using SSCP...
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