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Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) organophosphate hydrolysis is not reduced in ALS.
Neurology - 18 Mar 2008
Wills A-M, Landers J E, Zhang H, Richter R J, Caraganis A J, Cudkowicz M E, Furlong C E, Brown R H
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OBJECTIVE: Four recent studies report a genetic association of the paraoxonase locus with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We tested the hypothesis that this association correlates with functional changes in paraoxonase 1 (PON1, MIM 168820). METHODS: Sera from 140 ALS participants; 153 age-, race-, and sex-matched controls; and 30 matched CSF samples were tested for paraoxonase, diazoxonase, and...
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