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SUBMITTER: Iwanicka J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5651137 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Iwanicka Joanna J Iwanicki Tomasz T Niemiec Paweł P Nowak Tomasz T Krauze Jolanta J Grzeszczak Władysław W Górczyńska-Kosiorz Sylwia S Ochalska-Tyka Anna A Żak Iwona I
Disease markers 20170929
Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is the antioxidant marker of high-density lipoproteins protecting against atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease (CAD) phenotype. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the <i>PON1</i> gene rs854560 polymorphism (163T>A) is associated with CAD in Polish population. rs854560 was genotyped in 494 subjects: 248 patients with premature CAD and 246 blood donors as a control. We found that the risk of CAD was significantly higher in TT homozygotes than in A ...[more]