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A variant of human paraoxonase/arylesterase (HUMPONA) gene is a risk factor for coronary artery disease.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Dec 1995
Serrato M, Marian A J
Abstract excerpt
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a complex trait caused by a number of genetic and environmental factors. Recently, paraoxonase/arylesterase (PONA) enzyme has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. There is a 10-40-fold variability in the activity of this enzyme among individuals. This variability is due to the presence of an A/G polymorphism in the coding region of the gene (HUMPONA). The A and...
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