Lack of association between 27-bp repeat polymorphism in intron 4 of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene and the risk of coronary artery disease

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 229-236

  Sigusch, Holger H ^a   Surber, R ^a   Lehmann, M H ^a   Surber, S ^a   Weber, J ^a   Henke, A ^a   Reinhardt, D ^a   Hoffmann, A ^a   Figulla, H R ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Endothelium; Nitric oxide; Polymorphism; Synthase

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034043152     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655100750044884     Document Type: Article

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