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Association between haplotypes of manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2), smoking, and lung cancer risk.
Free radical biology & medicine - 1 Jan 2009
Gallagher Carla J, Ahn Kwangmi, Knipe Ashley L, Dyer Anne-Marie, Richie John P, Lazarus Philip, Muscat Joshua E
Abstract excerpt
Tobacco smoke contains high concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can damage DNA, proteins, and lipids. Manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2) catalyzes the dismutation of superoxide radicals into hydrogen peroxide and protects against oxidative stress in lung tissues. Three tagSNPs were identified in one block of high linkage disequilibrium that spans the entire SOD2 gene and 5-kb promoter region....
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