Article
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase exon 7 polymorphism, ischemic cerebrovascular disease, and carotid atheroma.
Stroke - 1 Sept 1998
Markus H S, Ruigrok Y, Ali N, Powell J F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in normal physiology suggests that it could be a potential candidate gene for stroke. Reduced eNOS activity could mediate an increased stroke risk through hypertension or independent of hypertension through abnormal vaso...
Topics
- Aged
- Alleles
- Arteriosclerosis
- Brain Ischemia
- Carotid Artery Diseases
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Exons
- Female
- Humans
- Ischemic Attack, Transient
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nitric Oxide
- Nitric Oxide Synthase
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Risk Factors
- Ultrasonography