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Genetic polymorphisms and activity of PON1 in a Mexican population.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology - 15 Jun 2005
Rojas-García A E, Solís-Heredia M J, Piña-Guzmán B, Vega L, López-Carrillo L, Quintanilla-Vega B
Abstract excerpt
Human paraoxonase (PON1) plays a role in detoxification of organophosphorus (OP) compounds by hydrolyzing the bioactive oxons, and in reducing oxidative low-density lipoproteins, which may protect against atherosclerosis. Some PON1 polymorphisms have been found to be responsible for variations in catalytic activity and expression and have been associated with susceptibility to OP poisoning and vascular diseases....
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