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Paraoxonase-1 is not associated with coronary artery calcification in type 2 diabetes: results from the PREDICT study.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2012
Mackness Bharti, Marsillach Judit, Elkeles Robert S, Godsland Ian F, Feher Michael D, Rubens Michael B, Flather Marcus D, Humphries Steve E, Cooper Jackie, Mackness Mike
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To determine any association between serum paraoxonase-1 (PON1) activity, protein and coding region genetic polymorphisms and coronary artery calcification (CACS) and to determine factors which modulate serum PON1 in type 2 diabetes (T2DM). METHODS AND RESULTS: 589 patients (419 Caucasian, 120 South Asian, 50 other) from the PREDICT Study were investigated. All patients were asymptomatic for coronary...
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