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Glutathione S-transferase M1 gene polymorphisms are associated with cardiac iron deposition in patients with beta-thalassemia major.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2006
Wu Kang-Hsi, Chang Jan-Gowth, Ho Yung-Jen, Wu Shu-Fen, Peng Ching-Tien
Abstract excerpt
Patients with beta-thalassemia (thal) major are subject to peroxidative tissue injury by iron overload. Glutathione S-transferases work as antioxidants, and their activity is determined genetically. In this study, we used multiplex polymerase chain reaction (m-PCR) to analyze polymorphisms of two endogenous antioxidant agents, glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) and glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1), and to...
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