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Evaluation of the paraoxonases as candidate genes for stroke: Gln192Arg polymorphism in the paraoxonase 1 gene is associated with increased risk of stroke.
Stroke - 1 Nov 2005
Ranade Koustubh, Kirchgessner Todd G, Iakoubova Olga A, Devlin James J, DelMonte Terrye, Vishnupad Priya, Hui Lester, Tsuchihashi Zenta, Sacks Frank M, Sabatine Marc S, Braunwald Eugene, White Thomas J, Shaw Peter M, Dracopoli Nicholas C
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The paraoxonases are involved in protecting low-density lipoprotein (LDL) from lipid oxidation. Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) was implicated in susceptibility to coronary artery disease and stroke in previous studies. We evaluated, in a comprehensive way, all 3 paraoxonase genes for association with stroke observed in the Cholesterol and Recurrent Events (CARE) trial. METHODS: Over 2500 subjects...
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