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Glutathione S-transferase GSTM 1, null genotype may be associated with susceptibility to age-related cataract.
Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University - 1 Jan 2000
Çelįk Sevim K, Aras Nurcan, Yildirim Özlem, Turan Fahri, Görür Ayşegül, Yildirim Hatice, Tamer Lülüfer
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BACKGROUND: Age-related cataract (ARC) is the leading cause of visual disability and reversible blindness all over the world. The different expressions of GST isozymes among animals may explain the variations in the cataract formation caused by oxidative stress. OBJECTIVES: In this study, we evaluated the distribution of GST gene polymorphisms in ARC patients and the possible associations between the presence of...
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