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PON1 activity and genotype in patients with arterial ischemic stroke and in healthy individuals.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Jul 2007
Schiavon R, Turazzini M, De Fanti E, Battaglia P, Targa L, Del Colle R, Fasolin A, Silvestri M, Biasioli S, Guidi G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is an esterase with antioxidant properties. Low PON1 enzyme activity or specific allelic polymorphisms seem to be associated with the risk of developing coronary artery disease or acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Our objective was to determine the distribution of both...
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