Genetic polymorphism of paraoxonase 1 (PON1) and susceptibility to Parkinson's disease.

doi:10.1016/s0006-8993(98)00586-1

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Genetic polymorphism of paraoxonase 1 (PON1) and susceptibility to Parkinson's disease.

Brain research - 28 Sept 1998

Kondo I, Yamamoto M

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Toxicologists have thought that the paraoxonase (PON) enzyme polymorphism might contribute to effects of pollutants and other environmental chemicals on susceptibility to cancer, birth defects and Parkinson's disease (PD). We studied a biallelic PON1 polymorphism at codon 192 (A and B alleles) in...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aryldialkylphosphatase
Esterases
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genotype
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease
Polymorphism, Genetic

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