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[Polymorphic variant of MnSOD A16V and risk of diabetic retinopathy].
Molekuliarnaia biologiia - 1 Jan 2000
Haghighi S F, Salehi Z, Sabouri M R, Abbasi N
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Dabetic retinopatny Is the most common microvascular complication of diabetes and a leading cause of blindness in industrialized countries. Oxidative stress plays an important role in the development of microangiopathic complications in diabetes. Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) is a key mitochondrial antioxidant enzyme in the cellular defense against agents that induce oxidative stress. The aim of the...
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