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Manganese superoxide dismutase polymorphism in chronic pelvic pain syndrome patients.
Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases - 1 Jan 2006
Arisan E D, Arisan S, Kiremit M C, Tiğli H, Caşkurlu T, Palavan-Unsal N, Ergenekon E
Abstract excerpt
Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is a common and serious health problem affecting the quality of life in men. In this study, we aim to investigate the manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) polymorphism at nucleotide 47 as a result of the change of Ala to Val on the protein sequence in CPPS patients. The frequencies were 0.45 and 0.38 for the Ala and 0.55 and 0.62 for Val in National Institutes of Health...
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