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Genetic polymorphisms of paraoxonase-1 are associated with chronic kidney disease in Japanese women.
Kidney international - 1 Jul 2009
Ichikawa Kazunobu, Konta Tsuneo, Emi Mitsuru, Toriyama Sayumi, Takasaki Satoshi, Ikeda Ami, Shibata Yoko, Takabatake Noriaki, Takeishi Yasuchika, Kato Takeo, Kawata Sumio, Kubota Isao
Abstract excerpt
Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is an HDL cholesterol-associated antioxidant enzyme, and some of its polymorphisms are linked with systemic oxidative stress and cardiovascular events. In this study, we genotyped seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the PON1 gene and determined their association with chronic kidney disease in 2,968 individuals from the general Japanese population. We found that a missense SNP...
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