The GSTM1 genetic polymorphism in healthy Saudi Arabians and Filipinos, and Saudi Arabians with coronary atherosclerosis

Pharmacogenetics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 365-367

  Price Evans, David A ^a   Seidegård, Janeric ^b   Narayanan, Nandini ^a  

^a The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Glutathione transferase; GSTM1; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; ISOENZYME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0029758201     PISSN: 0960314X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008571-199608000-00011     Document Type: Article

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