Association of a polymorphism of the ecNOS gene with myocardial infarction in a subgroup of Turkish MI patients

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 66-70

  Cine N ^a   Hatemi, A C ^a   Erginel Unaltuna, Nihan ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

3, 297NOS gene; Myocardial infarction; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTRONS; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 0036461303     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2002.610113.x     Document Type: Article

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