Simple tandem repeat polymorphisms in the neuronal nitric oxide synthase gene in different ethnic populations

Human Heredity

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 139-141

  Grasemann, Hartmut ^a   Drazen, Jeffrey M ^a   Deykin, Aaron ^a   Israel, Elliot ^a   De Sanctis, George T ^a   Pillari, Anthony ^a   Yandava, Chandri N ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

AAT repeat; CA repeat; DNA polymorphism; Microsatellite; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase gene; Population study

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRON; NORMAL HUMAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; TANDEM REPEAT; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 0032976929     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022861     Document Type: Article

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