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Glutathione S-transferase Mu null genotype affords protection against alcohol induced chronic pancreatitis.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jul 2003
Verlaan Mariette, te Morsche René H M, Roelofs Hennie M J, Laheij Robert J F, Jansen Jan B M J, Peters Wilbert H M, Drenth Joost P H
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Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) play critical roles in providing protection against electrophiles and products of oxidative stress, by catalysing the formation of glutathione conjugates and by eliminating peroxides. Most extensively studied are four main families of human cytosolic GST: GSTAlpha(A), GSTMu(M), GSTPi(P) and GSTTheta(T). Absence of GSTM1 or GSTT1 can be attributed to absence of the GSTM1 or GSTT1...
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