Article
Association of GSTT1/GSTM1 and ApoE variants with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in thalassaemia major patients.
Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Dec 2019
Singh Mable Misha, Kumar Ravindra, Tewari Satyendra, Agarwal Sarita
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cardiomyocytes are particularly susceptible to complications from iron loading. The blood transfusions in thalassaemia major create loading of iron that cannot be naturally excreted. Apolipoprotein E and Glutathione S-transferase act as the scavenger of free radicals, which are generated due to excess iron. The variants of Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and Glutathione S-transferase (GST) may play a role in...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Apolipoproteins E
- Child
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Glutathione Transferase
- Humans
- Male
- Oxidative Stress
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
