Rebuttal: The independent association of nitric oxide synthase 3 polymorphisms and their combination with inflammatory markers

Thromb Haemost 2007; 97(04): 683-684
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-02-0101

Letters to the Editor

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Ignatios Ikonomidis

¹2^nd Department of Cardiology, Athens University, Athens, Greece

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John Lekakis

¹2^nd Department of Cardiology, Athens University, Athens, Greece

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Maria Tsibida

¹2^nd Department of Cardiology, Athens University, Athens, Greece

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Dimitrios T. Kremastinos

¹2^nd Department of Cardiology, Athens University, Athens, Greece

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