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High-speed detection of the two common paraoxonase polymorphisms Leu55-->Met and Gln192-->Arg by real-time fluorescence PCR and melting curves.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Apr 2002
Harangi Mariann, Aslanidis Charalampos, Paragh György, Schmitz Gerd
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Human paraoxonase (PON1) is a calcium-dependent esterase exclusively bound to apolipoprotein A-I and clusterin, containing high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles that hydrolyzes organophosphates and aryl esters. Several studies have indicated that PON1 can prevent low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation by hydrolyzing lipid peroxides in the lipoprotein, which is the crucial first step for atherogenesis....
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