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Manganese superoxide dismutase gene polymorphism (V16A) is associated with stages of albuminuria in Korean type 2 diabetic patients.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Jan 2006
Lee Seong Jin, Choi Moon Gi, Kim Dong-Sun, Kim Tae Wha
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Several single-nucleotide polymorphisms of genes related to oxidative stress have been evaluated because intracellular reactive oxygen species are associated with development of diabetes and its microvascular complications. We performed a case-control study to investigate whether V16A polymorphism of manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) gene is related to pathogenesis of diabetes and whether the polymorphism...
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