Association analysis of CA repeat polymorphism of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene with essential hypertension in Japanese

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-30

  Nakayama, T ^a   Soma, M ^a   Takahashi, Y ^a   Izumi, Y ^a   Kanmatsuse, K ^a   Esumi, M ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Association study; CA repeat; Endothelial; Essential hypertension; Gene; Nitric oxide synthase; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENDOTHELIUM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0031057938     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1997.tb02409.x     Document Type: Article

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