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We report here that PON polymorphism at codon 192, basal PON activity, and serum concentration of TG are biological determinants of the aging indicator, and suggest that they should be taken into account when studying aging in an elderly male population. It seems that carriers of the Arg allele are more protected against aging than Gln/Gln homozygous subjects. Because of the small- ness of our sample size and the poor level of signifi- cance, these results need to be validated in further studies composed of a larger number of subjects.

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