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Polymorphisms of human paraoxonase 1 gene (PON1) and susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy in type I diabetes mellitus.
Diabetologia - 1 Dec 2000
Araki S, Makita Y, Canani L, Ng D, Warram J H, Krolewski A S
Abstract excerpt
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Oxidative stress is a putative mechanism in the development of diabetic nephropathy. Paraoxonase gene 1 is an HDL-bound enzyme that protects tissues against oxidative damage. Three common polymorphisms of paraoxonase gene 1, T-107C in the promoter, Leu54Met and Gln192Arg, that modify paraoxonase activity have been associated with cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to find whether these...
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