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MnSOD Val-9Ala genotype, pro- and anti-oxidant environmental modifiers, and breast cancer among women on Long Island, New York.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Dec 2005
Gaudet Mia M, Gammon Marilie D, Santella Regina M, Britton Julie A, Teitelbaum Susan L, Eng Sybil M, Terry Mary Beth, Bensen Jeannette T, Schroeder Jane, Olshan Andrew F, Neugut Alfred I, Ambrosone Christine B
Abstract excerpt
Excessive oxidative stress may induce and promote breast carcinogenesis. Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) is critical to management of oxidative stress by catalyzing the formation of hydrogen peroxide from two superoxide anions. To examine the relationship between MnSOD Val-9Ala polymorphis...
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