ea0029p306 | Cardiovascular Endocrinology and Lipid Metabolism | ICEECE2012
Alkharfy K.
, Al-Daghri N.
, Al-Attas O.
, Alokail M.
, Mohammed A.
, Vinodson B.
, Clerici M.
, Kazmi U.
, Hussain T.
, Draz H.
Genetics plays a crucial role in the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Here we examined the association between endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene polymorphisms and MetS in a Saudi Arabian cohort to extend the understanding of the genetic basis of MetS in diverse ethnic populations. Anthropometric, clinical and biochemical parameters as well as genotyping for 894G>T, −786T>C variants of eNOS gene by PCRRFLP and 4a/b by direct PCR were per...