Association of a missense mutation in the NOS3 gene with exhaled nitric oxide levels

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 228-231

  Van's Gravesande, Karin Storm ^b   Wechsler, Michael E ^b   Grasemann, Hartmut ^b   Silverman, Eric S ^b   Le, Louis ^b   Palmer, Lyle J ^b   Drazen, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Exhaled nitric oxide; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NITRIC OXIDE GENE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE GENE; NOS3 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VARIANCE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III;

EID: 0043167810     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200212-1491BC     Document Type: Article

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