Detection and characterization of a novel functional polymorphism in the GSTT1 gene

Pharmacogenetics

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 613-619

  Alexandrie, Anna Karin ^a   Rannug, Agneta ^a   Juronen, Erkki ^b   Tasa, Gunnar ^b   Warholm, Margareta ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Genotype; Glutathione transferase T1; Phenotype; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOSINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; METHYL CHLORIDE; PROLINE; THREONINE;

ALLELE; ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CONJUGATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE DELETION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA PRIMERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 0036866675     PISSN: 0960314X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008571-200211000-00005     Document Type: Article

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