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Serum paraoxonase 1 activity is decreased in thyroid dysfunction.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Aug 2003
Azizi F, Raiszadeh F, Solati M, Etemadi A, Rahmani M, Arabi M
Abstract excerpt
Changes in serum lipid and lipoprotein concentrations occur frequently in disorders of thyroid function. LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) oxidation susceptibility is higher in these patients than in normal population. This study aims at assessing lipids, lipoproteins, apolipoproteins and serum paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity in patients with thyroid dysfunction. Ninety-nine patients with thyroid dysfunction, (49 hypothyroid...
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