Possible Protective Effect of <i>LOXL1</i> Variant in the Cohort of Chernobyl Catastrophe Clean-Up Workers

Possible Protective Effect of <i>LOXL1</i> Variant in the Cohort of Chernobyl Catastrophe Clean-Up Workers

Ionising radiation (IR) is an environmental factor known to alter genomes and therefore challenge organisms to adapt. Lithuanian clean-up workers of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster (LCWC) experienced high doses of IR, leading to different consequences. This study aims to characterise a unique protect...

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Main Authors: Gabrielė Žukauskaitė, Ingrida Domarkienė, Aušra Matulevičienė, Evelina Marija Vaitėnienė, Justas Arasimavičius, Giedrė Smailytė, Vaidutis Kučinskas, Laima Ambrozaitytė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
genome-wide association study
protective genome variant
exfoliation syndrome
glaucoma
Chernobyl nuclear disaster
<i>LOXL1</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/8/1231

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