A novel allele of eNOS gene in the Italian population: The actual essence of intron 4 polymorphism

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 392-394

  Bolli, P ^a   Sticchi, E ^a   Abbate, R ^b,c   Fatini, C ^b,c  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTRON; LETTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; HUMANS; INTRONS; ITALY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 34047175433     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2006.12.005     Document Type: Letter

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