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Ethnic variations in paraoxonase1 polymorphism in the Malaysian population.
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health - 1 Mar 2007
Poh Rozaida, Muniandy Sekaran
Abstract excerpt
The role of high-density lipoprotein associated paraoxonase (PON) 1 in protection against oxidative stress associated with the development of complications in diabetes mellitus has been reported. Variations in the PON1 gene, 55LM and 192QR have been described in different populations. These variations are known to be risk factors for heart disease, especially the L and R alleles. We have investigated the...
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