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Relationship between glutathione S-transferase gene polymorphisms and enzyme activity in Hong Kong Chinese asthmatics.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Aug 2007
Mak J C W, Ho S P, Leung H C M, Cheung A H K, Law B K W, So L K Y, Chan J W M, Chau C H, Lam W K, Ip M S M, Chan-Yeung M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a disease associated with oxidative stress. The glutathione S-transferases (GST) are a group of enzymes that protect cells from oxidative stress. Functional genetic polymorphisms of GST genes (GSTT1, GSTM1 and GSTP1) have previously been reported. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of GST gene polymorphisms and its enzyme activity with the risk of asthma in Hong Kong Chinese adults....
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