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Paraoxonase 1 polymorphisms are not related with the risk for multiple sclerosis.
Neuromolecular medicine - 1 Sept 2010
Martínez Carmen, García-Martín Elena, Benito-León Julián, Calleja Patricia, Díaz-Sánchez María, Pisa Diana, Alonso-Navarro Hortensia, Ayuso-Peralta Lucía, Torrecilla Dolores, Agúndez José A G, Jiménez-Jiménez Félix Javier
Abstract excerpt
It has been suggested a possible role of oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation in the inflammatory processes and in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. Human serum paraoxonase 1 is a polymorphic enzyme encoded by the gene PON1, located in chromosome 7q21.3, that plays a major role in the metabolism of organophosporus compounds, and in the protection against oxidative stress. Paraoxonase-1 activity has been...
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