Association between Polymorphisms in Antioxidant Genes and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Association between Polymorphisms in Antioxidant Genes and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Inflammation is the driving force in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its link to oxidative stress and carcinogenesis has long been accepted. The antioxidant system of the intestinal mucosa in IBD is compromised resulting in increased oxidative injury. This defective antioxidant system may be th...

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Main Authors: Cristiana Costa Pereira, Cecília Durães, Rosa Coelho, Daniela Grácio, Marco Silva, Armando Peixoto, Paula Lago, Márcia Pereira, Telmo Catarino, Salomé Pinho, João Paulo Teixeira, Guilherme Macedo, Vito Annese, Fernando Magro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5215755?pdf=render

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