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Paraoxonase 1 Status In Keratoconus: A Preliminary Study Of Activity And Polymorphism, Rozaida @ Poh Yuen Ying
Paraoxonase 1 Status In Keratoconus: A Preliminary Study Of Activity And Polymorphism, Rozaida @ Poh Yuen Ying
Rozaida @ Poh Yuen Ying
OBJECTIVE: To determine the activity of paraoxonase 1 (PON1) in keratoconus in a Malaysian population in comparison with non-keratoconic subjects. METHODS: Clinical eye examinations were performed on patients with keratoconus and non-keratoconic subjects after questionnaires were completed. Blood samples were collected and subjected to spectrophotometry analysis of paraoxonase and diazoxonase activities for the determination of the status of PON1 of every individual. RESULTS: Of the 11 keratoconic patients and 55 non-keratoconic control samples collected, eight patients of Indian ethnicity were keratoconic (73%), whereas 33 non-Indians were non-keratoconic (60%; p = 0.047). Paraoxonase activity was lower in Indians compared to the …