eNOS gene intron 4 VNTR and exon 7-G894T polymorphisms in turkish men with erectile dysfunction: A case control study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1423-1429

  Erol, Bulent ^a   Bozdogan, Gurdal ^a   Akduman, Bulent ^a   Dursun, Ahmet ^b   Bozdogan, Sevcan ^b   Onem, Kadir ^c   Mungan, Aydin ^a  

^a Zonguldak Karaelmas University   (Turkey)

^b Zonguldak Karaelmas Universitesi Tip Fakultesi   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ENOS Gene Intron 4 VNTR; eNOSGene Exon 7 G894T; Erectile Dysfunction; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GLUCOSE; GUANINE; LIPID; TYROSINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRON; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 65149098224     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01226.x     Document Type: Article

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