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SUBMITTER: Farmohammadi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7294023 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Farmohammadi Amir A Momeni Ali A Bahmani Banafshe B Ghorbani Hossein H Ramzanpour Ramin R
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP 20200101 1
<h4>Background</h4>Paraoxonase 1 (PON1), a multifactorial antioxidant enzyme, has a defensive role against oxidative stress, which is believed to contribute to cancer development. This study aimed to investigate the association of PON1-L55M functional polymorphism with breast cancer risk.<h4>Material and methods</h4>In the experimental study, blood samples were collected from 150 healthy women controls and 150 breast cancer subjects. The L55M genotyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction ...[more]