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Analysis of glutathione S-transferase Pi isoform (GSTP1) single-nucleotide polymorphisms and macular telangiectasia type 2.
International ophthalmology - 1 Dec 2010
Szental Joshua A, Baird Paul N, Richardson Andrea J, Islam F M Amirul, Scholl Hendrik P N, Charbel Issa Peter, Holz Frank G, Gillies Mark, Guymer Robyn H
Abstract excerpt
Recent imaging studies have suggested that macular pigment is decreased centrally in macular telangiectasia type 2 (MT2). The uptake of xanthophyll pigment into the macula is thought to be facilitated by a xanthophyll-binding protein (XBP). The Pi isoform of glutathione S-transferase (GSTP1) represents one such XBP with high binding affinity. This case-control study aimed to determine whether two common...
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