Smoking dose modifies the association between C242T polymorphism and prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a Chinese population.

Smoking dose modifies the association between C242T polymorphism and prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a Chinese population.

BACKGROUND: The C242T polymorphism of the CYBA gene that encodes p22phox, a component of NADPH oxidase, has been found to modulate superoxide production. Oxidase is a major source of the superoxide anion that contributes to individual components of metabolic syndrome. We examined the relationship of...

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Main Authors: Jiyong Ge, Zhijian Ding, Yu Song, Fangfang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3291574?pdf=render

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