Article
[Relationship between GSTM1 genotype and susceptibility to senile cataract].
[Zhonghua yan ke za zhi] Chinese journal of ophthalmology - 1 Mar 1999
Hao Y, He S, Gu Z, Zhao Y, Li X, Wang C, Li Q, Liu T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between the glutathione s-transferase gene deletion and cataract formation. METHODS: Blood cells of total of 77 cases with senile cataract and 76 controls were detected for GSTM1 gene, and the subcapsular epithelial cells of 22 cataract lenses were also detected for GSTM1 gene. RESULTS: The GSTM1 gene deletion rate in cataract group was 53.25% and that in the control group was...
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