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SUBMITTER: Shahrokhzadeh S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7548483 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shahrokhzadeh Sima S Soleimani Azam A Kordi-Tamandani Dor-Mohammad DM Sangtarash Mohammad Hossein MH Nejati Omid O Taheri Mohsen M
Iranian journal of public health 20200701 7
<h4>Background</h4>Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) disease is the most common type of urinary tract anomalies in children. Genetic risk factors may be associated with the etiology of VUR. The role of the Glutathione S-transferases (<i>GSTs</i>) as multifunctional enzymes is cellular oxidative stress handling. This is the first study aimed at evaluating the relative risk of <i>GSTP1, GSTM1,</i> and <i>GSTT1</i> polymorphisms in VUR susceptibility in children and provides new important insights into t ...[more]