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Paraoxonase gene polymorphisms and sporadic ALS.
Neurology - 12 Sept 2006
Slowik A, Tomik B, Wolkow P P, Partyka D, Turaj W, Malecki M T, Pera J, Dziedzic T, Szczudlik A, Figlewicz D A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The human paraoxonase (PON) gene family consists of three members, PON1, PON2, and PON3, located adjacent to each other on chromosome 7. PON catalytic activity may be influenced by frequent amino acid variants. Chronic exposure to certain chemicals or to environmental factors causing enhanced lipid peroxidation metabolized by paraoxonases may be a risk factor for sporadic ALS (sALS). OBJECTIVE: The...
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