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Null genotype of glutathione S-transferase M1 is associated with senile cataract susceptibility in non-smoker females.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 9 Jul 2004
Saadat Mostafa, Farvardin-Jahromi Majid, Saadat Hooshang
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, we investigated whether the polymorphisms of glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) and T1 (GSTT1) genes are risk factors of cataract among Iranian population in a molecular epidemiological way. Blood samples from 150 subjects with cataract (72 male; 78 female) and 150 age- and sex-matched healthy persons were collected. Both patient and control groups were unrelated Iranian Muslims. Using...
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