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A 192Arg variant of the human paraoxonase (HUMPONA) gene polymorphism is associated with an increased risk for coronary artery disease in the Japanese.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Dec 1997
Zama T, Murata M, Matsubara Y, Kawano K, Aoki N, Yoshino H, Watanabe G, Ishikawa K, Ikeda Y
Abstract excerpt
Recent reports have suggested that polymorphisms in the human paraoxonase (HUMPONA) gene may be a genetic risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) in white populations. However, this association has not yet been confirmed in other ethnic populations. We studied 75 Japanese patients with CAD,...
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