Accuracy of NAT2 SNP genotyping panels to infer acetylator phenotypes in African, Asian, Amerindian and admixed populations

Pharmacogenomics

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 851-854

  Suarez Kurtz, Guilherme ^a   Vargens, Daniela D ^a   Sortica, Vinicius A ^b   Hutz, Mara H ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ACCURACY; ACETYLATOR PHENOTYPE; AFRICAN; ALLELE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ASIAN; BRAZILIAN; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; GENOTYPE; GUARANI; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LETTER; MOZAMBICAN; RACE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ACETYLATION; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84862006775     PISSN: 14622416     EISSN: 17448042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/pgs.12.48     Document Type: Letter

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