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CYP1A2 rs762551 polymorphism and risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology - 1 Jan 2021
Siokas Vasileios, Karampinis Emmanouil, Aloizou Athina-Maria, Mentis Alexios-Fotios A, Liakos Panagiotis, Papadimitriou Dimitra, Liampas Ioannis, Nasios Grigorios, Bogdanos Dimitrios P, Hadjigeorgiou Georgios M, Dardiotis Efthimios
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic variability is considered to confer susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Oxidative stress is a significant contributor to ALS-related neurodegeneration, and it is regulated by cytochromes P450 (CYPs), such as CYP1A2; these are responsible for the oxidative metabolism of both exogenous and endogenous substrates in the brain, subsequently impacting ALS. The function of CYP1A2...
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