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Inherited variations in the SOD and GPX gene families and cancer risk.
Free radical research - 1 May 2012
Yuzhalin Arseniy E, Kutikhin Anton G
Abstract excerpt
Antioxidant defence enzymes are essential protectors of living organisms against oxidative stress. These enzymes are involved in the detoxification and decomposition of harmful chemical compounds called reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are, first and foremost, a source of intracellular oxidative stress. ROS directly promote the oxidative damage of genes resulting in aberrant regulation of many vital cell...
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