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Serum paraoxonase activity and paraoxonase gene polymorphism in type 2 diabetic patients with or without vascular complications.
Diabetes & metabolism - 1 Sept 2002
Letellier C, Durou M R, Jouanolle A M, Le Gall J Y, Poirier J Y, Ruelland A
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BACKGROUND: Serum paraoxonase (PON) activity and the relevance of PON gene polymorphism in vascular complications of type 2 diabetic patients were investigated in a case-control study. METHODS: The population included 105 control subjects, 96 diabetic patients without vascular complications and 71 diabetics with vascular complications. RESULTS: Serum PON activity was significantly decreased (p<0.001) in diabetic...
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