Does Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Variation Play a Role in the Occurrence of Hypertension in Pregnancy?

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-155

  Grandone, Elvira ^a,e   Colaizzo, Donatella ^a   Martinelli, Pasquale ^c   Pavone, Giuseppe ^a   Errico, Massimo ^b   Vecchione, Gennaro ^a   Margaglione, Maurizio ^d  

^a Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Unit   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^e Unita' di Aterosclerosi e Trombosi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Polymorphisms; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; ALLELES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ODDS RATIO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0348135040     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRG-120021061     Document Type: Article

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