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Interaction between smoking and PON2 Ser311Cys polymorphism as a determinant of the risk of myocardial infarction.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jan 2004
Martinelli N, Girelli D, Olivieri O, Stranieri C, Trabetti E, Pizzolo F, Friso S, Tenuti I, Cheng S, Grow M A, Pignatti P F, Corrocher R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Increased oxidative stress is thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of the atherothrombotic process. Paraoxonases (PONs) are closely related antioxidant enzymes encoded by clustered genes on chromosome 7q. We evaluated three PON polymorphisms (PON1 Leu55Met and Gln192Arg; PON2 Ser311Cys) as possible risk factors for coronary atherosclerotic disease (CAD) and/or its main thrombotic complication,...
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