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Genetic susceptibility of term pregnant women to oxidative damage.
Toxicology letters - 28 Mar 2002
Hong Yun-Chul, Lee Kwan-Hee, Yi Cheol-Ho, Ha Eun-Hee, Christiani David C
Abstract excerpt
Genetic polymorphisms involved in the activation and detoxification of exogenous chemicals and in the production and scavenging of reactive oxygen species may modulate the levels of oxidative injury biomarker. We investigated 81 pregnant women in Inchon, Korea. In addition to a questionnaire survey, urinary concentrations of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG) and malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured as oxidative...
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