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Four genetic polymorphisms of paraoxonase gene and risk of coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis based on 88 case-control studies.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Feb 2011
Wang Mingsong, Lang Xilong, Zou Liangjian, Huang Shengdong, Xu Zhiyun
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OBJECTIVE: The human paraoxonase (PON) is calcium dependent HDL associated ester hydrolase which has attracted considerable attention as a candidate gene for coronary heart disease based on its enzyme function as a key factor in lipoprotein catabolism pathways. Many studies have examined the association between polymorphisms in the PON gene and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), but the results have been...
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