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. 2002 Jun;87(6):525-8.
doi: 10.1136/heart.87.6.525.

Evidence for association of a common variant of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene (Glu298-->Asp polymorphism) to the presence, extent, and severity of coronary artery disease

M G Colombo  1 , M G Andreassi, U Paradossi, N Botto, S Manfredi, S Masetti, G Rossi, A Clerico, A Biagini
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Evidence for association of a common variant of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene (Glu298-->Asp polymorphism) to the presence, extent, and severity of coronary artery disease

M G Colombo et al. Heart. 2002 Jun.

Abstract

Background: Genetic variants of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) could influence individual susceptibility to coronary artery disease.

Objective: To assess whether Glu298-->Asp polymorphism of the eNOS gene is associated with the occurrence and severity of angiographically defined coronary artery disease in the Italian population.

Methods: Polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis was done to detect the Glu298-->Asp variant of the eNOS gene in 201 patients with coronary artery disease and 114 controls. The severity of coronary artery disease was expressed by the number of affected vessels and by the Duke scoring system.

Results: The frequencies of the eNOS Glu/Glu, Glu/Asp, and Asp/Asp genotypes in the coronary artery disease group were significantly different from those of controls (45.3%, 38.8%, and 15.9% v 42.1%, 51.8%, and 6.1%, respectively; chi2 = 8.589, p = 0.0136). In comparison with subjects who had a Glu298 allele in the eNOS gene, the risk of coronary artery disease was increased among Asp/Asp carriers (odds ratio 2.9, 95% confidence interval 1.2 to 6.8, p = 0.01) and was independent of the other common risk factors (p = 0.04). There was a significant association between the eNOS Glu298-->Asp variant and both the number of stenosed vessels (mean (SEM), 2.3 (0.1) for Asp/Asp v 1.9 (0.1) and 1.8 (0.1) for Glu/Glu and Glu/Asp, respectively; p = 0.01) and the Duke score (56.1 (3.1) for Asp/Asp v 46.7 (2.0) and 46.1 (1.9) for Glu/Glu and Glu/Asp, respectively; p = 0.02).

Conclusions: Glu298-->Asp polymorphism of the eNOS gene appears to be associated with the presence, extent, and severity of angiographically assessed coronary artery disease.

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Glu298→Asp polymorphism of the eNOS gene and the severity of coronary artery disease assessed by the Duke scoring system.
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