Association among extracellular superoxide dismutase genotype, plasma concentration, and comorbidity in the very old and centenarians

Abstract Superoxide dismutase 3 (SOD3), an antioxidant enzyme, is known as extracellular SOD (EC-SOD) because it is the predominant form in extracellular fluids. The diversity of plasma EC-SOD concentration is associated with the SOD3 p.R231G missense variant genotype. To clarify the association amo...

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Main Authors: Takashi Sasaki, Yukiko Abe, Michiyo Takayama, Tetsuo Adachi, Hideyuki Okano, Nobuyoshi Hirose, Yasumichi Arai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87982-6