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Lack of association between paraoxonase-1 Q192R polymorphism and rheumatoid arthritis in southeast Iran.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 23 Feb 2010
Hashemi M, Moazeni-Roodi A K, Fazaeli A, Sandoughi M, Bardestani G R, Kordi-Tamandani D M, Ghavami S
Abstract excerpt
Decreased paraoxonase-1 (PON1) activity has been associated with rheumatoid arthritis. There are two polymorphisms in serum PON1; one differs in the amino acid at position 192 (Q192R) and the other one differs at position 55 (L55M). We looked for a possible association between Q192R polymorphism and rheumatoid arthritis. The Q192R polymorphism in 88 rheumatoid arthritis patients and 78 healthy subjects was...
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