Extensive ethnogenomic diversity of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) polymorphisms

Gene Regulation and Systems Biology

Volumn 2013, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Thomas, Bolaji N ^a   Thakur, Tanya J ^a   Yi, Li ^b   Guindo, Aldiouma ^c   Diallo, Dapa A ^c   Ott, Jurg ^d,e  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SHANXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^c Sickle Cell Disease Research and Control Center   (Mali)

^d INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^e ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Ethnicity; Haplotypes; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GENOMIC DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE GENE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTRON; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; WILD TYPE;

EID: 84872711901     PISSN: 11776250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/GRSB.S10857     Document Type: Article

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