Association between the eNOS gene polymorphisms and rheumatoid arthritis risk in a northern Chinese population

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1496-1499

  An, Jin Dan ^a   Li, Xin Yuan ^b   Yu, Jian Bo ^a   Zhao, Yu ^b   Jin, Zai Shun ^a  

^a MUDANJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Polymorphisms; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE GENE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK;

EID: 84860487627     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2012.08.023     Document Type: Article

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