Genetic polymorphism of human O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase: Identification of a missense variation in the active site region

Pharmacogenetics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-87

  Deng, Chengjun ^a   Xie, Dawen ^a   Capasso, Holly ^a   Zhao, Yujing ^a   Wang, Li Dong ^b   Hong, Jun Yan ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dna repair enzyme; Genetic polymorphism; Human AGT; PCR SSCP

Indexed keywords

6 O ALKYLGUANINE DNA ALKYLTRANSFERASE; 6 O BENZYLGUANINE; ALKYLATING AGENT; ARGININE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; PHENYLALANINE; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; VALINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CELL PROTECTION; CHINA; CHINESE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA REPAIR; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXON; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MISSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032892070     PISSN: 0960314X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008571-199902000-00011     Document Type: Article

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