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Paraoxonase genotype modifies the effect of pravastatin on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Oct 2001
Malin R, Laaksonen R, Knuuti J, Janatuinen T, Vesalainen R, Nuutila P, Lehtimäki T
Abstract excerpt
Paraoxonase (PON) is an enzyme carried by high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Two gene polymorphisms leading to amino acid substitutions of methionine for leucine at position 55 (M/L55) and arginine for glutamine at position 192 (R/Q192) modulate the activity of the enzyme and possibly also lipid and apolipoprotein concentrations. Our purpose was to examine the effect of the PON genotype on HDL-C and...
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