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Polymorphic differences in the SOD-2 gene may affect the pathogenesis of nephropathy in patients with diabetes and diabetic complications.
Gene - 10 Sept 2015
Houldsworth Annwyne, Hodgkinson Andrea, Shaw Steve, Millward Ann, Demaine Andy G
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UNLABELLED: The effective treatment of diabetes and the prevention of diabetic complications may be improved by a better understanding of the antioxidant function of intracellular defences against oxidative stress. Polymorphisms in antioxidant genes may determine cellular oxidative stress levels as a primary pathogenic role in diabetes and/or in its complications. SOD-2 was investigated in patients with type 1...
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