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http://antioxidant-scleroderma.blogspot.com/2009/08/lipid-peroxidation-and-trace-elements.html
By Tikly M, Channa K, Theodorou P, Gulumian M. Oxidative stress appears to be important in the causation and perpetuation of tissue injury and fibrosis in systemic sclerosis or scleroderma (SSc). We conducted a case-control study to assess lipid peroxidation levels as determined by measuring fasting plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) and serum levels of the trace elements selenium, iron, zinc and copper in SSc