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Genetic polymorphisms of GSTP1 and mEPHX correlate with oxidative stress markers and lung function in COPD.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 20 Jul 2007
Vibhuti Arpana, Arif Ehtesham, Deepak Desh, Singh Bhawani, Qadar Pasha M A
Abstract excerpt
The genetic susceptibility to COPD might depend on variations in detoxification enzymes that activate and detoxify cigarette smoke products, which otherwise generate oxidative stress causing pathogenesis. In a case-control study of 202 COPD patients and 136 normals, we examined the association of...
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