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Paraoxonases: ancient substrate hunters and their evolving role in ischemic heart disease.
Advances in clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 2013
Martinelli Nicola, Consoli Letizia, Girelli Domenico, Grison Elisa, Corrocher Roberto, Olivieri Oliviero
Abstract excerpt
Interest in the role of paraoxonases (PON) in cardiovascular research has increased substantially over the past two decades. These multifaceted and pleiotropic enzymes are encoded by three highly conserved genes (PON1, PON2, and PON3) located on chromosome 7q21.3-22.1. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that PON2 is the ancient gene from which PON1 and PON3 arose via gene duplication. Although PON are primarily...
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