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Polymorphisms in the PON gene cluster are associated with Alzheimer disease.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jan 2006
Erlich Porat M, Lunetta Kathryn L, Cupples L Adrienne, Huyck Matthew, Green Robert C, Baldwin Clinton T, Farrer Lindsay A
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Paraoxonase is an arylesterase enzyme that is expressed in the liver and found in the circulation in association with apoA1 and the high-density lipoprotein, and prevents the accumulation of oxidized lipids in low-density lipoproteins in vitro. Common polymorphisms in genes encoding paraoxonase are established risk factors in a variety of vascular disorders including coronary artery disease and carotid artery...
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