Gene polymorphisms of endothelial nitric oxide synthase enzyme associated with pulmonary hypertension in patients with COPD

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1282-1288

  Yildiz, Pinar ^a,d   Oflaz, Huseyin ^b   Cine, Naci ^c   Erginel Ünaltuna, Nihan ^c   Erzengin, Faruk ^b   Yilmaz, Veysel ^a  

^a Yedikule Teaching Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACE; COPD; eNOS; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OXYGEN TENSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0348161602     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2003.06.001     Document Type: Article

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