Editorial: Impact of hyperglycemia induced oxidative stress in genetics and epigenetics of metabolic diseases.
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SUBMITTER: Ahmad S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909956 | biostudies-literature | 2023
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Editorial: Impact of hyperglycemia induced oxidative stress in genetics and epigenetics of metabolic diseases.
Ahmad Saheem S Akhter Firoz F Ahmad Khurshid K Khan Saif S
Frontiers in genetics 20230126
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