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Glutathione-S-transferase genes and asthma phenotypes: a Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) systematic review and meta-analysis including unpublished data.
International journal of epidemiology - 1 Apr 2010
Minelli Cosetta, Granell Raquel, Newson Roger, Rose-Zerilli Matthew J, Torrent Maties, Ring Sue M, Holloway John W, Shaheen Seif O, Henderson John A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Oxidative stress is thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of asthma. Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) enzymes, which play an important role in antioxidant defences, may therefore influence asthma risk. Two common deletion polymorphisms of GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes and the GSTP1 Ile105Val polymorphism have been associated with asthma in children and adults, but results are inconsistent across studies....
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