VNTR polymorphism in intron 4 of the eNOS gene and the risk of ischemic stroke in a South Indian population

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 247-250

  Munshi, Anjana ^a   Rajeshwar, K ^a,d   Kaul, Subhash ^b   Chandana, E ^a   Shafi, Gowhar ^a   Anila, A N ^a   Balakrishna, N ^c   Alladi, Suvarna ^b   Jyothy, A ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

^d Dr NTR University of Health Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene; Ischemic stroke; Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (VNTR) polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA ISOLATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTRONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE;

EID: 77955086516     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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