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Association of a protective paraoxonase 1 (PON1) polymorphism in Parkinson's disease.
Neuroscience letters - 26 Jul 2012
Belin Andrea Carmine, Ran Caroline, Anvret Anna, Paddock Silvia, Westerlund Marie, Håkansson Anna, Nissbrandt Hans, Söderkvist Peter, Dizdar Nil, Ahmadi Ahmad, Anvret Maria, Willows Thomas, Sydow Olof, Galter Dagmar
Abstract excerpt
Pesticide exposure has been suggested to increase the risk to develop Parkinson's disease (PD). The arylesterase paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is mainly expressed in the liver and hydrolyzes organophosphates such as pesticides. The polymorphism Leu54Met (rs854560) in PON1, impairing enzyme activity and leading to decreased PON1 expression levels, has been reported to be associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). PON1 is...
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