Genetic polymorphisms of human sulfate transporters

Current Pharmacogenomics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 262-274

  Dawson, Paul A ^a   Markovich, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

NaS1 mRNA; Non Synonymous Polymorphisms; PAPS synthetase; SLC26A2 mutations; SLC26A8

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SLC13 PROTEIN; SLC13A1 PROTEIN; SLC13A4 PROTEIN; SLC26A1 PROTEIN; SLC26A11 PROTEIN; SLC26A2 PROTEIN; SLC26A3 PROTEIN; SLC26A6 PROTEIN; SLC26A7 PROTEIN; SLC26A8 PROTEIN; SLC26A9 PROTEIN; SULFATASE; SULFATE; SULFATE TRANSPORTER; SULFOTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SULFATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHARMACOGENETICS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES COMPARISON; SULFONATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 37249058835     PISSN: 15701603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157016007782793692     Document Type: Review

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