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Manganese superoxide dismutase and catalase genetic polymorphisms, activity levels, and lung cancer risk in Chinese in Hong Kong.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Sept 2006
Ho James C, Mak Judith C W, Ho S P, Ip Mary S M, Tsang Kenneth W, Lam W K, Chan-Yeung Moira
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INTRODUCTION: Antioxidants play an important role in counteracting the effects of potential carcinogens. We investigated the risk of lung cancer development with respect to manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) and catalase genetic polymorphisms and their association with erythrocyte antioxidant activities. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a case-control study involving patients with confirmed lung cancer and...
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