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Association of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) Glu298Asp gene polymorphism with the risk of Alzheimer's disease

A meta–analysis

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Ntais, C., Polycarpou, A. Association of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) Glu298Asp gene polymorphism with the risk of Alzheimer's disease. J Neurol 252, 1276–1278 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-005-0823-y

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