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Paraoxonase and susceptibility to organophosphorus poisoning in farmers dipping sheep.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Feb 2003
Mackness Bharti, Durrington Paul, Povey Andrew, Thomson Stuart, Dippnall Martin, Mackness Mike, Smith Ted, Cherry Nicola
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OBJECTIVES: Human serum paraoxonase (PON1) hydrolyses organophosphate pesticides (OPs) entering the blood circulation and tissue fluid thus limiting toxicity. The PON1 coding region has two polymorphisms involving the amino acids at position 55 (Lt<--M) and 192 (Qt<--R), giving rise to isoenzymes which differ in their catalytic rate for the hydrolysis of OPs. We therefore hypothesized that individuals inheriting...
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