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Lack of association between pseudoexfoliation syndrome and manganese superoxide dismutase polymorphism.
Current eye research - 1 Apr 2007
Yuce Huseyin, Hepsen Ibrahim F, Tekedereli Ibrahim, Keskin Ugurcan, Elyas Halit, Akyol Omer
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The aim of this clinical study was to investigate the possible association between manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) enzyme polymorphism in the mitochondrial targeting sequence and pseudoexfoliation syndrome. METHODS: Ala (GTT) or Val (GCT) polymorphism in the signal peptide of Mn-SOD gene was evaluated using a primer pair to amplify a 107-bp fragment followed by digestion with restriction enzyme...
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