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Low paraoxonase activity in type II diabetes mellitus complicated by retinopathy.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 1 Mar 2000
Mackness B, Durrington P N, Abuashia B, Boulton A J, Mackness M I
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Human serum paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is located on high-density lipoprotein and has been implicated in the detoxification of organophosphates, and possibly in the prevention of lipid peroxidation of low-density lipoprotein. PON1 has two genetic polymorphisms, both due to amino acid substitutions: one involving glutamine (Q genotype) and arginine (R genotype) at position 192, and the other involving leucine (L...
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