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Influence of the human paraoxonase polymorphism (PON1 192) on the carotid-wall thickening in a healthy population.
Coronary artery disease - 1 Dec 1999
Dessì M, Gnasso A, Motti C, Pujia A, Irace C, Casciani S, Staffa F, Federici G, Cortese C
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BACKGROUND: Serum paraoxonase (PON1) is a high-density lipoprotein-bound enzyme that can prevent oxidation of low-density lipoprotein and thus exert an anti-atherogenic effect. A polymorphism at codon 192 (Gln/Arg) of the PON1 gene gives rise to two isoforms that differ in substrate-dependent activity. OBJECTIVE: To determine any independent contribution of this polymorphism to the variability of intimal-medial...
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