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Serum paraoxonase activity: a new additional test for the improved evaluation of chronic liver damage.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Feb 2002
Ferré Natàlia, Camps Jordi, Prats Eduard, Vilella Elisabet, Paul Antoni, Figuera Lídia, Joven Jorge
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is an ester hydrolase present in serum and in the liver. The aims of the present study were to investigate the following: (a) the relationship between serum PON1 activity alterations and the degree of liver damage in patients with chronic liver disease; (b) the influence of genetic variability on serum PON1 activity; and (c) the efficacy of serum PON1 activity measurement, alone...
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