Association analysis of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism with primary hypertension in a Singapore population

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 956-963

  Moe, K T ^a   Lim, S T ^a   Wong, P ^a   Chua, T ^a   DeSilva, D A ^b   Koh, T H ^a   Wong, M C ^b   Chin Dusting, J ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GLYCINE; THREONINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRON; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SINGAPORE;

EID: 33751221022     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002096     Document Type: Article

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