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Low serum PON1 activity: an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease in North-West Indian type 2 diabetics.
Gene - 25 Apr 2012
Gupta Nidhi, Binu K B K, Singh Surjit, Maturu Nagarjuna V, Sharma Yash P, Bhansali Anil, Gill Kiran Dip
Abstract excerpt
The paraoxonase (PON1) gene polymorphisms are known to affect the PON1 activity and coronary artery disease (CAD) risk. Studies done so far have given conflicting results. In the present study, we determined the role of PON1 genetic variants and PON1 activity in the development of CAD in North-West Indian Punjabis, a distinct ethnic group, having high incidence of both CAD and type 2 diabetes. 300...
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