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Functional effects of a common single-nucleotide polymorphism (GPX4c718t) in the glutathione peroxidase 4 gene: interaction with sex.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Apr 2008
Méplan Catherine, Crosley Lynne K, Nicol Fergus, Horgan Graham W, Mathers John C, Arthur John R, Hesketh John E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Selenium is essential for health in humans. Selenium is present as selenocysteine in selenoproteins such as the glutathione peroxidases (GPx). Selenocysteine incorporation requires specific structures in the 3'untranslated region (3'UTR) of selenoprotein mRNAs. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the functional significance of the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) GPx4c718t within the 3'UTR of the...
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