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Pharmacogenomic effect of vitamin E on kidney structure and function in transgenic mice with the haptoglobin 2-2 genotype and diabetes mellitus.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Apr 2009
Nakhoul Farid M, Miller-Lotan Rachel, Awad Hoda, Asleh Rabea, Jad Kheir, Nakhoul Nakhoul, Asaf Roy, Abu-Saleh Niroz, Levy Andrew P
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Polymorphic loci regulating oxidative stress are potential susceptibility genes for diabetic nephropathy (DN). Haptoglobin (Hp) is an antioxidant protein which serves to protect against oxidative stress induced by extracorpuscular hemoglobin. There are two alleles at the Hp locus, 1 and 2. The Hp 1 protein is a superior antioxidant to the Hp 2 protein. The Hp 2 allele has been associated with increased prevalence...
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