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Influence of glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms (GSTT1, GSTM1, GSTP1) on type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) risk in an endogamous population from north India.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Dec 2013
Mastana Sarabjit S, Kaur Antarpreet, Hale Rachel, Lindley Martin R
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Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) belong to a group of multigene and multifunctional detoxification enzymes, which defend cells against a wide variety of toxic insults and oxidative stress. Oxidative stress leads to cellular dysfunction which contributes to the pathophysiology of diseases such as cancer, atherosclerosis, and diabetes mellitus. It is important to assess whether the glutathione S-Transferase...
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