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Evaluation of polymorphisms in paraoxonase 2 (PON2) gene and their association with cardiovascular-renal disease risk in Mexican Americans.
Kidney & blood pressure research - 1 Jan 2009
Thameem Farook, He Xin, Voruganti V Saroja, Nath Subrata D, Fanti Paolo, Blangero John, Maccluer Jean W, Comuzzie Anthony G, Arar Nedal H, Abboud Hanna E
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Genetic polymorphisms in the paraoxonase 2 (PON2) gene are thought to alter its activity and contribute to the development of cardiovascular and renal disease risk. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Arg148Gly, Cys311Ser and rs12794795 polymorphisms of PON2 examined previously by others, are associated with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and subclinical measures of cardiovascular and...
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