LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Paraoxonase 1 serum activity in women: the effects of menopause, the C(-107)T polymorphism and food intake

Ritta, Mauren Castro; Baldez, Aline Marques; Oliveira, Isabel Oliveira de; Garcia, Driele Neske; Souza, Paola Spiering; Andrade, Kelvin Ruan da Silva; Valle, Sandra Costa; Pieniz, Simone; Barros, Carlos Castilho; Masternak, Michal M; Schneider, Augusto.

Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online); 63 (3), 2019

ABSTRACT Objective The aims of this study were to investigate changes in serum paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity in women at the pre and postmenopausal stages and its association with the PON1 C(-107)T polymorphism and food intake profile. Subjects and methods A cross-sectional study with female patients...

Arildialquilfosfatasa/sangre, Arildialquilfosfatasa/genética, Estudios Transversales, Ingestión de Alimentos, Genotipo, Polimorfismo Genético/genética, Posmenopausia/sangre, Posmenopausia/metabolismo, Premenopausia/sangre, Premenopausia/metabolismo

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Serum PTH reference values in an adult Brazilian population: implications for the diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism

ABSTRACT Objective: To define serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) reference values in carefully selected subjects following the recommended pre-analytical guidelines. Subjects and methods: First, 676 adults who would be submitted to thyroidectomy were evaluated. Patients using interfering medications or wi...