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Multiple QTLs influence variation in paraoxonase 1 activity in Mexican Americans.
Human biology - 1 Jun 2006
Winnier Deidre A, Rainwater David L, Cole Shelley A, Dyer Thomas D, Blangero John, Maccluer Jean W, Mahaney Michael C
Abstract excerpt
Paraoxonase 1 (PON1), a high-density-lipoprotein-associated enzyme known to protect against cellular damage from toxic agents, may also have antioxidant properties. Although the importance of the influence of the PON1 structural locus on chromosome 7q21-22 for variation in the concentration and activity of the enzyme is well-documented, the contribution of other loci is poorly understood. Based on the recent...
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