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Ethnic variation in the mitochondrial targeting sequence polymorphism of MnSOD.
Human heredity - 1 Jul 1999
Van Landeghem G F, Tabatabaie P, Kucinskas V, Saha N, Beckman G
Abstract excerpt
In contrast to CuZn superoxide dismutase (SOD), only a very limited number of mutations have been described in MnSOD. One interesting example is a polymorphism (Ala-9Val) in the mitochondrial targeting sequence of this radical-scavenging enzyme. We have studied the Ala-9Val polymorphism in various ethnic groups by means of the oligonucleotide ligation assay. There were significant variations in this unique...
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