Are there extensions of Euler's infinite product for sine function?

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Euler product about sine function is $\frac{\sin(x)}{x} = \prod_{n=1}^\infty \left ( 1- \left(\frac{x}{n\pi}\right)^2 \right)$

I wonder if there is known results about slight modification of above product.

Does there exists analytic expression about following infinite product?

$\prod_{n=1}^\infty \left( 1- \left( \frac{x}{n\pi + a}\right)^2\right)$

I can't find out what it is, even though it is a slight modification.

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The generalizations of Euler's infinite product formula for the sine are applications of the Weierstrass factorization theorem: $$\prod_{n=1}^\infty \left( 1- \left( \frac{x}{n\pi + a}\right)^2\right)=\frac{\Gamma \left(\frac{a+\pi }{\pi }\right)^2}{\Gamma \left(\frac{a-x+\pi }{\pi }\right) \Gamma \left(\frac{a+x+\pi }{\pi }\right)}.$$ Check that this expression tends to $x^{-1}\sin x$ when $a\rightarrow 0$.