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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms and the risk of hypertension in an Indian population.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2014
Shankarishan Priyanka, Borah Prasanta Kumar, Ahmed Giasuddin, Mahanta Jagadish
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variants of eNOS gene play a significant role in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Many environmental factors have, also, been implicated in the aetiology of hypertension. We carried out an age-matched case-control study among adults. Hypertension was defined according to JNC-VII criteria and eNOS gene polymorphisms were determined by PCR and PCR followed by PCR-RFLP. eNOS intron 4 aa genotype (adjusted...
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