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Human genetic variation influences vitamin C homeostasis by altering vitamin C transport and antioxidant enzyme function.
Annual review of nutrition - 1 Jan 2013
Michels Alexander J, Hagen Tory M, Frei Balz
Abstract excerpt
New evidence for the regulation of vitamin C homeostasis has emerged from several studies of human genetic variation. Polymorphisms in the genes encoding sodium-dependent vitamin C transport proteins are strongly associated with plasma ascorbate levels and likely impact tissue cellular vitamin C status. Furthermore, genetic variants of proteins that suppress oxidative stress or detoxify oxidatively damaged...
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