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Association between the paraoxonase-1 192Q>R allelic variant and coronary endothelial dysfunction in patients with early coronary artery disease.
Mayo Clinic proceedings - 1 Feb 2008
Lavi Shahar, McConnell Joseph P, Lavi Ronit, Barsness Gregory W, Rihal Charanjit S, Novak Gregory D, Lerman Lilach O, Lerman Amir
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that allelic variants of the paraoxonase-1 gene are associated with endothelial dysfunction, an early stage of atherosclerosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We assessed 192Q>R and 55L>M allelic variants of the paraoxonase gene and coronary endothelial function in response to intracoronary acetylcholine in 99 patients (52 with homozygous QQ, 47 with homozygous RR or heterozygous QR). The...
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