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Catalase C-262T polymorphism and risk of prostate cancer: evidence from meta-analysis.
Gene - 10 Mar 2015
Hu Jieping, Feng Fupeng, Zhu Shimiao, Sun Libin, Li Gang, Jiang Ning, Shang Zhiqun, Niu Yuanjie
Abstract excerpt
Catalase is an important endogenous antioxidant enzyme that detoxifies hydrogen peroxide to oxygen and water, thus limiting the deleterious effects of reactive oxygen species. Several studies investigated the role of the Catalase (CAT) C-262T gene polymorphism on the risk of prostate cancer (PCa), but get conflicting results. We performed a meta-analysis based on five studies, to determine whether Catalase C-262T...
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