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Lack of association between Alzheimer's disease and Gln-Arg 192 Q/R polymorphism of the PON-1 gene in an Italian population.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2003
Pola Roberto, Gaetani Eleonora, Flex Andrea, Gerardino Laura, Aloi Francesco, Flore Roberto, Serricchio Michele, Pola Paolo, Bernabei Roberto
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by deposition of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) forming the senile plaque and by structural changes and cell death in acetylcholine-producing neurons. Paraoxonase-1 (PON-1) is a secreted protein primarily associated with high-density lipoproteins (HDL) and participates in the prevention of LDL oxidation. PON-1 is also an arylesterase that hydrolyzes paraoxon, an...
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