Endothelial Nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism and coronary arrtery disease in Asian populations

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Wisam Nabeel, Sabria, Muhammed Azali, Muhammad Musa, Nurul Ashikin, Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, A. Talib, Norlelawati
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Network for Scientific Information 2017
• Subjects: QP Physiology; RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/58861/1/JMS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58861/

Background and Objectives: Glu298Asp endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) gene polymorphism results in a reduced bioavailability of Nitric Oxide (NO) & prones to atherosclerosis. Even though there were more than 15 studies conducted on Asian populations investigating the role of this polymor...