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Are PON1 Q/R 192 and M/L 55 polymorphisms risk factors for diabetes complications in Turkish population?
Durdu Altuner1, Sinan H Suzen, Ilker Ates
1Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology, 06100, Tandogan, Ankara, Turkey.
Objectives:
We investigated whether the human serum paraoxonase (PON1) Q/R 192 and M/L 55 polymorphisms are associated with the complications of the type 2 diabetes (T2D).
Design And Methods:
Study group was consisted of 50 healthy subjects and 100 type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. Following measuring of serum PON1 activity, isolation of DNA and genotyping analyses were performed.
Results:
PON1 activity of the patients with complications was significantly reduced by 23.5% compared to the group of diabetic patients and by 26.3% than the controls. According to multivariate analysis, we observed a three times significant effect of Q/R 192 polymorphism on the susceptibility to the occurrence of complications.
Conclusions:
Protective effects of paraoxonase against peroxidation of LDL particles are important in T2D complications. Although both of the two polymorphisms are associated, 192 polymorphism seems to be stronger predictor of the risk of diabetic complications.
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