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Method for determination of (-102C>T) single nucleotide polymorphism in the human manganese superoxide dismutase promoter.
BMC genetics - 14 Dec 2004
Martin Robert C G, Hughes Kalista, Doll Mark A, Lan Qing, Martini Benjamin D, Lissowska Jolanta, Rothman Nathaniel, Hein David W
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BACKGROUND: Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) plays a critical role in the detoxification of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species constituting a major cellular defense mechanism against agents that induce oxidative stress. The MnSOD promoter contains an activator protein-2 (AP-2) binding site that modifies transcription of MnSOD. Mutations have been identified in the proximal region of the promoter in human...
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