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The role of polymorphisms of glutathione S-transferases GSTM1, M3, P1, T1 and A1 in susceptibility to alcoholic liver disease.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) - 1 Jan 2000
Brind A M, Hurlstone A, Edrisinghe D, Gilmore I, Fisher N, Pirmohamed M, Fryer A A
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AIMS AND METHODS: Oxidant stress is proposed to be an important pathogenic factor in liver damage related to alcohol. The glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are a group of polymorphic enzymes that are important in protection against oxidant stress. As there is evidence for genetic susceptibility to alcohol-related liver disease we have compared the frequency of polymorphisms of GSTM1, M3, P1, T1 and A1 by...
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