Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene intron 4, 27 bp repeat polymorphism and essential hypertension in the Kazakh Chinese population

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 311-316

  Deng, Fengmei ^a   Hu, Qinghua ^b,c   Tang, Bin ^b   He, Fang ^b,c   Guo, Shuxia ^b   Chen, Jiang ^b   Li, Feng ^b   Wu, Xuehua ^b   Zhang, Jun ^b   Zhang, Huimin ^b   Zhao, Juan ^b   Zhong, Hua ^b   He, Ling ^b   Li, Jun ^b   Zhang, Le ^a,b   Wang, Shuren ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

ENOS4; Gene polymorphism; Hypertension; Kazakh Chinese

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRON; KAZAKHSTAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION GENETICS;

ADULT; ALLELES; CHINA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTRONS; KAZAKHSTAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 34249067387     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2007.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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