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PON1

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Full nameparaoxonase 1
EntrezGene5444
PheGenI5444
VariationViewer5444
ClinVarPON1
GeneCardsPON1
dbSNP5444
DiseasesPON1
SADR5444
HugeNav5444
wikipediaPON1
googlePON1
gopubmedPON1
EVSPON1
HEFalMpPON1
MyGene2PON1
23andMePON1
UniProtP27169
EnsemblENSG00000005421
OMIM168820
# SNPs15
 Max MagnitudeChromosome positionSummary
rs2057681095,308,945
rs2237583095,320,865
rs3735590095,298,183
rs3917481095,321,453
rs3917490095,319,529
rs3917550095,305,261
rs662295,308,134
rs705379095,324,583
rs705381095,324,637
rs705382095,325,909
rs854555095,301,079
rs854560295,316,772
rs854563095,318,697
rs854571095,325,307
rs854572095,325,384

Variations in the PON1, the paraoxonase 1 gene, have been linked to several medical conditions. Paraoxonases are esterases, a complex family of enzymes involved in breaking down chemicals including several types of pesticides and pharmaceutical drugs, and also involved in protecting both high- and low-density lipoproteins from oxidation. Individuals with less paraoxonase activity appear to be more susceptible to Heart disease, pesticide poisoning, atherosclerosis and Diabetes.

The variation most intensively studied is rs662, which has been linked to Heart disease.

A second variation linked to cardiovascular disease, involving the potential of increased insulin resistance, is rs854560. This variation may be primarily a marker of a commonly co-inherited variation at the nearby "-108C/T" site, rs705379, located in the promoter of the paraoxonase gene [PMID 11335891].