| Literature DB >> 14617020 |
Abraham Rutgers1, Peter Heeringa, Joyce E H M Giesen, Ruud T Theunissen, Heinz Jacobs, Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert.
Abstract
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) catalyses the formation of hypochlorous acid and is involved in many (patho)physiological processes. The present study was designed to determine the effect of two MPO promoter polymorphisms (463G/A and 129G/A) on enzyme activity. In 243 healthy controls, genotypes were determined and MPO activity was measured on a single-cell level using a haematological analyser. The 129G/A polymorphism reduces MPO activity in neutrophils, whereas for the 463G/A polymorphism, only gender-dependent differences in MPO activity in older age groups could be found. When studying these polymorphisms in disease, therefore, age and gender should be included in the analysis.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 14617020 DOI： 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04602.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Haematol ISSN： 0007-1048 Impact factor: 6.998