Lack of linkage between the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene and hypertension

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-30

  Hunt, S C ^a,b   Williams, C S ^a   Sharma, A M ^a   Inoue, I ^a   Williams, R R ^a   Lalouel, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Cardiovascular Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Molecular genetics; Vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

DINUCLEOTIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CHROMOSOME 7; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SIBLING; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; DNA PRIMERS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030063316     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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