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Polymorphisms of paraoxonase 1 and 2 genes and the risk of multiple sclerosis in the Polish population.
Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska - 1 Jan 2000
Zakrzewska-Pniewska Beata, Nojszewska Monika, Róg Teresa, Pniewski Jarosław, Dorobek Małgorzata, Styczyńska Maria, Szczudlik Andrzej
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that polymorphisms of the paraoxonase genes PON1 and PON2 may be associated with increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Polish population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We studied the significance of the PON gene polymorphisms C311S, A162G, Q192R and L55M in 221 patients (including 145 women) with MS and in 661 healthy controls....
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