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Peroxidation Products and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities in Multinodular Goiter and Papillary Thyroid Cancer Patients

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Bahadir Cetin, Funda Kosova, Melih Akinci, Can Atalay, Ahmet Seki, Osman Uyar and Zeki Ari

Background: Oxidation products are assumed to play essential role in the pathogenesis of benign and malignant diseases of the thyroid.

Objective: The aim of this prospective study is to examine advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), lipid peroxidation product malonyldialdehyde (MDA), ferrous oxidation in xylenol orange (FOX) and the antioxidant enzyme activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in blood samples of multinodular goiter and papillary thyroid cancer patients before and after thyroidectomy and compare them to healthy con... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-9110.1000127

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