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Glutathione S-transferase omega-2 polymorphism Asn142Asp modifies the risk of age-related cataract in smokers and subjects exposed to ultraviolet irradiation.
Clinical & experimental ophthalmology - 1 Apr 2014
Stamenkovic Miroslav, Radic Tanja, Stefanovic Ivan, Coric Vesna, Sencanic Ivan, Pljesa-Ercegovac Marija, Matic Marija, Jaksic Vesna, Simic Tatjana, Savic-Radojevic Ana
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BACKGROUND: Glutathione S-transferase omega-1 and 2 have a unique range of enzymatic activities, including the regeneration of ascorbate by their dehydroascorbate reductase activities. Because these enzymes could have a protective role from oxidative damage in the lens, the question of whether th...
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