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Further evidence for an association of the paraoxonase 1 (PON1) Met-54 allele with Parkinson's disease.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Jul 2002
Carmine Andrea, Buervenich Silvia, Sydow Olof, Anvret Maria, Olson Lars
Abstract excerpt
Paraoxonase1 (PON1) is an arylesterase mainly expressed in the liver that hydrolyzes organophosphates such as pesticides, reported risk factors for Parkinson's disease (PD), and other neurotoxins. A Leu-Met 54 polymorphism in the gene for PON1-affecting enzyme activity was recently shown, employing a new restriction enzyme technique, to be associated with Parkinson's disease. We examined the same polymorphism by...
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