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PON1 55 and 192 gene polymorphisms in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in a Turkish population.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Feb 2011
Ergun Mehmet Ali, Yurtcu Erkan, Demirci Huseyin, Ilhan Mustafa N, Barkar Vahit, Yetkin Ilhan, Menevse Adnan
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Diabetes mellitus is a multifactorial metabolic disease, caused by the complete or relative absence of insulin hormone, which results in the deterioration of carbohydrate, protein, and lipid metabolism. The PON1 55 and 192 polymorphisms have been reported to be associated with type 2 diabetes and its complications. In this study, the involvement of the PON1 55 and 192 polymorphisms and paraoxonase enzyme activity...
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