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GLO1 gene polymorphisms and their association with retinitis pigmentosa: a case-control study in a Sicilian population.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Oct 2018
Donato Luigi, Scimone Concetta, Nicocia Giacomo, Denaro Lucia, Robledo Renato, Sidoti Antonina, D'Angelo Rosalia
Abstract excerpt
Glyoxalase 1 (GLO1) is a ubiquitous cellular enzyme involved in detoxification of methylglyoxal (MGO), a cytotoxic byproduct of glycolysis, whose excess can cause oxidative stress. In retinitis pigmentosa (RP), the prevalent cause of blindness just during working life in the industrialized countries, oxidative stress represents one of the possible mechanisms leading to death of cones following that of rods in the...
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