The 27-bp repeat polymorphism in intron 4 of the endothelial cell nitric oxide synthase gene and ischemic stroke in a japanese population

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 405-409

  Yahashi, Y ^a   Kario, K ^b   Shimada, K ^b   Matsuo, M ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene; Ischemic stroke; Japanese

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TANDEM REPEAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0031847438     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001721-199807000-00002     Document Type: Article

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