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Genetic oxidative stress variants and glioma risk in a Chinese population: a hospital-based case-control study.
BMC cancer - 22 Dec 2012
Zhao Peng, Zhao Lin, Zou Peng, Lu Ailin, Liu Ning, Yan Wei, Kang Chunsheng, Fu Zhen, You Yongping, Jiang Tao
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BACKGROUND: The oxidative stress mechanism is of particular interest in the pathogenesis of glioma, given the high rate of oxygen metabolism in the brain. Potential links between polymorphisms of antioxidant genes and glioma risk are currently unknown. We therefore investigated the association between polymorphisms in antioxidant genes and glioma risk. METHODS: We examined 16 single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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