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Association of SOD2 rs2758339, rs5746136 and rs2842980 polymorphisms with increased risk of breast cancer: a haplotype-based case-control study.
Genes & genomics - 1 Sept 2023
Asadi Sara, Abkar Morteza, Zamanzadeh Zahra, Taghipour Kamalabad Setareh, Sedghi Maryam, Yousefnia Saghar
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BACKGROUND: A growing body of evidence indicates that oxidative stress, high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), is implicated in the pathogenesis of breast cancer (BC). Superoxide dismutase (SOD2), a mitochondria-resident antioxidant enzyme, protects cells from ROS by catalytically converting the superoxide radicals into less reactive species. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate whether SOD2 rs2758339,...
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