Analysis of selected glutathione S-transferase gene polymorphisms in Malaysian type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with and without cardiovascular disease

• Main Authors: Etemad, Ali, Ramachandran, Vasudevan, Abdul Aziz, Ahmad Fazli, Mohamed Yusof, Ahmad Khairuddin, Khazaei, Somayeh, Fawzi, Nora, Jamalpour, Sajad, Arkani, Mohammad, Mohamad, Nur Afiqah, Ismail, Patimah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Research Foundation of Ribeirão Preto 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36451/1/Analysis%20of%20selected%20glutathione%20S-transferase%20gene%20polymorphisms%20in%20Malaysian%20type%202%20diabetes%20mellitus%20patients%20with%20and%20without%20cardiovascular%20disease.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36451/; https://www.geneticsmr.com/articles/6240
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is believed to be associated with excessive production of reactive oxygen species. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) polymorphisms result in decreased or absent enzyme activity and altered oxidative stress, and have been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The...