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Association between human paraoxonase gene polymorphism and chronic symptoms in pesticide-exposed workers.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine - 1 Feb 2003
Lee Burton W, London Leslie, Paulauskis Joseph, Myers Jonny, Christiani David C
Abstract excerpt
Pesticides, such as parathion, are metabolized by cytochrome p-450 system to paraoxon, which is a potent cholinesterase inhibitor. Paraoxonase (PON) catalyzes the hydrolysis of these toxic metabolites and protects against pesticide toxicity. A glutamine/arginine (Gln/Arg) polymorphism at amino acid position 192 of PON has been described. The Arg/Arg genotype is associated with higher serum paraoxonase activity...
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