Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene haplotypes affect nitrite levels in black subjects

Polymorphisms in the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene have been associated with variations in nitric oxide (NO) formation and response to drugs in white subjects. We examined whether genetic polymorphisms (T-786C, b/a intron 4 and Glu298Asp) and haplotypes of the eNOS gene affect NO formation in 179 healthy black subjects. To assess NO formation, we measured the concentrations of nitrite in the plasma, red blood cells and whole...