Endothelial nitric oxide synthase T-786C polymorphism in rheumatoid arthritis: Association with extraarticular manifestations

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-205

  Brenol, Claiton Viegas ^a   Chies, José Artur Bogo ^a   Brenol, João Carlos Tavares ^a   Monticielo, Odirlei André ^a   Franciscatto, Paulo ^a   Birriel, Felipe ^a   Neves, Andrei Gibbon ^a   Xavier, Ricardo Machado ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Setor Investigacoes de Cefaleias   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Genetics; Nitric oxide; Polymorphisms; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; THYMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 58149177362     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-1018-6     Document Type: Article

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