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Role of glutathione S transferase polymorphism in COPD with special reference to peoples living in the vicinity of the open cast coal mine of Assam.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Dey Tapan, Gogoi Kabita, Unni Bala Gopalan, Kalita Munmi, Bharadwaz Moonmee, Bhattacharjee Minakshi, Boruah Pranab Kumar, Bora Thaneswar, Ozah Dibyajyoti, Kalita Manoj
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: COPD may develop due to variation in the functioning of antioxidants along with smoking and environmental factors in genetically susceptible individuals. Since there are different views about the antioxidants responsible for detoxifying xenobiotic compound in the human body whose functional variation may lead to obstructive disease, this associative study has been taken up between GST gene...
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