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Paraoxonase variants relate to 10-year risk in coronary artery disease: impact of a high-density lipoprotein-bound antioxidant in secondary prevention.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 29 Sept 2009
Regieli Jakub J, Jukema J Wouter, Doevendans Pieter A, Zwinderman Aeilko H, Kastelein John J, Grobbee Diederick E, van der Graaf Yolanda
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OBJECTIVES: We investigated the effects of paraoxonase (PON)-1 variants on long-term clinical outcome in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). BACKGROUND: PON-1 is a potential therapeutic target to further reduce cardiovascular risk because it is a detoxifying esterase with antioxidant properties. The PON-1 knockout models result in higher susceptibility to atherosclerosis, and PON activity contributes to...
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