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Influence of PARP-1 polymorphisms in patients after traumatic brain injury.
Journal of neurotrauma - 1 Mar 2010
Sarnaik Ajit A, Conley Yvette P, Okonkwo David O, Barr Taura L, Fink Ericka L, Szabo Csaba, Kochanek Patrick M, Clark Robert S B
Abstract excerpt
Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) plays an important role in the cellular response to stress and DNA damage. However, excessive activity of PARP-1 exacerbates brain injury via NAD+ depletion and energy failure. The purpose of this study was to determine if tagging single nucleotide polymorph...
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