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SUBMITTER: Al-Alem U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3316746 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Al-Alem Umaima U Gann Peter H PH Dahl Jeffrey J van Breemen Richard B RB Mistry Vilas V Lam Patricia M W PM Evans Mark D MD Van Horn Linda L Wright Margaret E ME
Genes & nutrition 20111109 2
Functional polymorphisms in endogenous antioxidant defense genes including manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPX-1) have been linked with risk of cancer at multiple sites. Although it is presumed that these germline variants impact disease risk by altering the host's ability to detoxify mutagenic reactive oxygen species, very few studies have directly examined this hypothesis. Concentrations of 8-isoprostane F2α (8-iso-PGF2α) and 8-oxo-7,8-dihydr ...[more]