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Glutathione S-transferase gene polymorphisms in Turkish patients with diabetes mellitus.
Cell biochemistry and function - 1 Jan 2000
Yalin Serap, Hatungil Rezan, Tamer Lulufer, Ates Nurcan Aras, Dogruer Nil, Yildirim Hatice, Karakas Sevim, Atik Ugur
Abstract excerpt
Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are enzymes involved in the metabolism of many disease-causing electrophilic substrates and protect the cells against oxidative stress. In the present study, we investigated the GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1 gene polymorphisms in diabetic patients and healthy individuals and searched whether polymorphisms in GST genes are associated with diabetes mellitus (DM) in the Turkish population....
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