The glutathione S-transferase theta and mu deletion polymorphisms in asbestosis.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199703)31:3<274::aid-ajim2>3.0.co;2-y

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The glutathione S-transferase theta and mu deletion polymorphisms in asbestosis.

American journal of industrial medicine - 1 Mar 1997

Kelsey K T, Nelson H H, Wiencke J K, Smith C M, Levin S

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The glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) catalyze the conjugation of a wide variety of reactive, electrophilic substrates with glutathione, facilitating their excretion. There is also evidence that GSTs can catalyze glutathione conjugation of lipid radicals as well as act in the generation of leukot...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Asbestosis
Gene Deletion
Genotype
Glutathione Transferase
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic
Radiography

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