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Genetic analysis of the glutathione s-transferase genes MGST1, GSTM3, GSTT1, and GSTM1 in patients with hereditary pancreatitis.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2004
Schneider Alexander, Tögel Sandra, Barmada M Michael, Whitcomb David C
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BACKGROUND: Specific mutations in the cationic trypsinogen gene ( PRSS1) are disease-causing in patients with hereditary pancreatitis, but the genetic background still remains mysterious in about 40% of patients with the disease. It has been suggested that oxidative stress contributes to pancreatic damage. The glutathione s-transferases (GSTs) represent major detoxification enzymes that protect cells from...
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