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Association between Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) Polymorphisms and the Risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome in a North African Population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Bounafaa Abdelghani, Berrougui Hicham, Ghalim Noreddine, Nasser Boubker, Bagri Abdallah, Moujahid Abderrahmane, Ikhlef Souad, Camponova Pamela, Yamoul Najoua, Simo Olivier Kamtchueng, Essamadi Abdelkhalid, Khalil Abdelouahed
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the distribution of PON1 Q192R and L55M polymorphisms and activities in a North African population and to determine their association with cardiovascular complications. The prevalence of the QQ, QR, RR, LL, LM, and MM genotypes in the study population was 55.4%, 34.09%, 9.83%, 41.97%, 48.20%, and 9.83% respectively. The Q, R, L, and M alleles had a gene...
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