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The functional variants of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Turkish adults.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Mar 2017
Pehlivan S, Aydeniz A, Sever T, Altindag O, Pehlivan M, Gursoy S, Oguzkan-Balci S
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to investigate whether functional variants of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene play any role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ethiopathogenesis and treatment in the Turkish population. Because, eNOS variants are responsible for alteration of the NO level in plasma, by reducing/increasing the endothelial NO synthesis. In the study, two eNOS gene variants (G894T and intron 4 VNTR A/B) were...
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