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Selenoprotein P gene r25191g/a polymorphism and quantification of selenoprotein P mRNA level in patients with Kashin-Beck disease.
The British journal of nutrition - 1 Nov 2010
Sun Wenyan, Wang Xin, Zou Xiuzhen, Song Ruixia, Du Xiaohong, Hu Jun, Xiong Yongmin
Abstract excerpt
Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is an endemic and deformable osteoarthrosis. Epidemiological study has revealed that lower Se level is the principal environmental factor in the pathogenesis of KBD. Selenoprotein P (SEPP1) is a special selenoprotein, which is the primary form of Se in vivo. Our aim was...
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