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The R213G polymorphism in SOD3 protects against allergic airway inflammation.
JCI insight - 7 Sept 2017
Gaurav Rohit, Varasteh Jason T, Weaver Michael R, Jacobson Sean R, Hernandez-Lagunas Laura, Liu Qing, Nozik-Grayck Eva, Chu Hong Wei, Alam Rafeul, Nordestgaard Børge G, Kobylecki Camilla J, Afzal Shoaib, Chupp Geoffrey L, Bowler Russell P
Abstract excerpt
Oxidative stress is important in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma. Extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD; SOD3) is the major antioxidant in lungs, but its role in allergic asthma is unknown. Here we report that asthmatics have increased SOD3 transcript levels in sputum and that a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in SOD3 (R213G; rs1799895) changes lung distribution of EC-SOD, and decreases likelihood...
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