Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) 4b/a gene polymorphisms and coronary artery disease: Evidence from a meta-analysis

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 7987-8003

  Yang, Yujiao ^a   Du, Kang ^a   Liu, Zhengxia ^a   Lu, Xiang ^a  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease (CAD); Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS); Meta analysis; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84899938149     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms15057987     Document Type: Article

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