Expression of Class μ Glutathione-S-Transferase in Human Liver and Its Association with Hepatopathies

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 123 A, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-260

  Engracia, V ^c   Leite, M M B S ^a   Pagotto, R C ^a   Zucoloto, S ^a   Barbosa, C A A ^b   Mestriner, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c Ctro de Pesquisa em Med Tropical   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian population; Disease association; GSTM1; Human liver

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NULL ALLELE; OBSERVATION; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK; SAMPLE;

EID: 0344464845     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20364     Document Type: Article

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