Prevalence of UGT1A1 gene polymorphism in patients with hemolytic anemia in southern Brazil

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 107-110

  De Azevedo, Laura Alencastro ^a   Santin, Ana Paula ^a   Wagner, Sandrine Comparsi ^a   Zaleski, Carina Da Fontoura ^a   Bock, Hugo ^b   Saraiva Pereira, Maria Luiza ^a,b   De Castro, Simone Martins ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A1;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; BRAZIL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREVALENCE;

EID: 79951999276     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2010.0060     Document Type: Article

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