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Lack of Association of NOS3 and ACE Gene Polymorphisms with Coronary Artery Disease in Southern Tunisia

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Tunisia. We would like to thank Mr. Nouri of the Cardiology Service of the Chedi Chaker Hospital for his technical assistance. We express also our gratitude to Prof. J. Jaoua, founder and former Head of the English Department at Sfax Faculty of Sciences, for proofreading the manuscript. We also would like to thank M. Choura for her help in improving the manuscript and her friendliness.

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  1. Laboratory of Microorganisms and Biomolecules, Research Group on Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sidi Mansour Road, P.O. Box 1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia

    Rania Abdelhedi, Najla Kharrat, Wafa Abdelmouleh & Ahmed Rebai

  2. Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, Majida Boulila Avenue, 3028, Sfax, Tunisia

    Nouha Abdelmoula Bouayed

  3. Cardiology Service, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, El Ain Road, 3029, Sfax, Tunisia

    Leila Abid, Imen Trabelsi Sahnoun & Lobna Laroussi

  4. Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 31470, 90805, Sulaibikhat, Kuwait

    Suad AlFadhli

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Abdelhedi, R., Kharrat, N., Bouayed, N.A. et al. Lack of Association of NOS3 and ACE Gene Polymorphisms with Coronary Artery Disease in Southern Tunisia. Biochem Genet 51, 92–100 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10528-012-9545-x

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