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Effects of manganase superoxide dismutase Ala-9Val polymorphism on prostate cancer: a case-control study.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Ergen H Arzu, Narter Fehmi, Timirci Ozlem, Isbir Turgay
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BACKGROUND: Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) is a major enzyme that is responsible for the detoxification of reactive oxygen species in the mitochondria. Mitochondrial DNA damage may contribute to carcinogenesis as an important risk factor. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between prostate cancer and MnSOD Ala-9Val polymorphism in Turkish men with prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND...
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