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Effects of polymorphisms in vitamin E-, vitamin C-, and glutathione peroxidase-related genes on serum biomarkers and associations with glaucoma.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2013
Zanon-Moreno Vicente, Asensio-Marquez Eva M, Ciancotti-Oliver Lucia, Garcia-Medina Jose J, Sanz Pedro, Ortega-Azorin Carolina, Pinazo-Duran Maria D, Ordovás Jose M, Corella Dolores
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PURPOSE: To study the association of selected polymorphism in genes related to vitamin E, vitamin C, and glutathione peroxidase with these biomarkers and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) risk. METHODS: A case-control study matched for age, sex, and bodyweight was undertaken. Two hundred fifty POAG cases and 250 controls were recruited from a Mediterranean population. Plasma concentrations of vitamin C, vitamin...
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