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Genetic variation in the glutathione synthesis pathway, air pollution, and children's lung function growth.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Jan 2011
Breton Carrie V, Salam Muhammad T, Vora Hita, Gauderman W James, Gilliland Frank D
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RATIONALE: Glutathione plays an important role in antioxidant and inflammatory processes in the lung. Alterations in glutathione metabolism are a central feature of several chronic lung diseases. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether sequence variation in genes in the glutathione synthesis pathway alters susceptibility to air pollution effects on lung function. METHODS: In this prospective study, 14,821 lung function...
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