Association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene G894T polymorphism with essential hypertension in an adult Pakistani Pathan population

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 113-115

  Khawaja, Muhammad Rizwanulhaq ^a   Taj, Fawad ^a   Ahmad, Usman ^b   Saleheen, Danish ^b   Jafar, Tazeen ^b,c   Frossard, Philippe M ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b Faculty of Health Sciences   (Pakistan)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Endothelium; eNOS gene; Hypertension; Pathan; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PAKISTAN; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33846881134     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.04.019     Document Type: Article

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