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Association of cys 311 ser polymorphism of paraoxonase-2 gene with the risk of coronary artery disease.
Archives of Iranian medicine - 1 Sept 2008
Jalilian Ali, Javadi Ebrahim, Akrami Mohamad, Fakhrzadeh Hossin, Heshmat Ramin, Rahmani Mazaher, Bandarian Fatemeh
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BACKGROUND: Recently another member of the paraoxonase gene family designated paraoxonase-2 has been identified. Paraoxonase-2 has antioxidant properties similar to paraoxonase-1 and paraoxonase-3. However, in contrast to paraoxonase-1 and paraoxonase-3, paraoxonase-2 is not associated with high-density lipoprotein and may only exert its antioxidant function at the cellular level. METHODS: We assessed the...
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