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No association of paraoxonase genotype or atherosclerosis with cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
Stroke - 1 Apr 2002
Yamada M, Sodeyama N, Itoh Y, Otomo E, Matsushita M, Mizusawa H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Both cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) and paraoxonase have been reported to be related to lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis. We investigated whether the paraoxonase gene (PON1) polymorphism and atherosclerosis are associated with risk of CAA. METHODS: Associations of the PON1 polymorphism and atherosclerosis of the aorta and coronary and cerebral arteries with the severity of CAA were...
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