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No association of paraoxonase gene polymorphism with atherosclerosis or Alzheimer's disease.
Neurology - 22 Sept 1999
Sodeyama N, Yamada M, Itoh Y, Suematsu N, Matsushita M, Otomo E, Mizusawa H
Abstract excerpt
Both AD and paraoxonase (PON) have been reported to be related to lipids and atherosclerosis, suggesting that the PON gene (PON) is a possible genetic risk factor for AD. We found no association of PON polymorphism with severity of atherosclerosis, densities of AD-type, neuropathologic change, or development of AD in 47 AD and 90 nondemented patients. Our study suggests that PON polymorphism does not play a...
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