Role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) polymorphisms in cardiovascular disease and rheumatoid arthritis

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 584-

  Brenol, C V ^a   Chies, J A B ^b   Brenol, J C T ^b   Xavier, R M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DRB1*04; HLA DRB1*0404 ANTIGEN; HLA-DRB1*04; HLA-DRB1*0404 ANTIGEN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS2A PROTEIN, HUMAN; NOS3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; NOTE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79952062178     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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