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Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) as a genetic determinant of susceptibility to organophosphate toxicity.
Toxicology - 10 May 2013
Costa Lucio G, Giordano Gennaro, Cole Toby B, Marsillach Judit, Furlong Clement E
Abstract excerpt
Paraoxonase (PON1) is an A-esterase capable of hydrolyzing the active metabolites (oxons) of a number of organophosphorus (OP) insecticides such as parathion, diazinon and chlorpyrifos. PON1 activity is highest in liver and in plasma. Human PON1 displays two polymorphisms in the coding region (Q192R and L55M) and several polymorphisms in the promoter and the 3'-UTR regions. The Q192R polymorphism imparts...
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