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Ethnicity and glutathione S-transferase (GSTM1/GSTT1) polymorphisms in a Brazilian population.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Apr 2004
Gattás G J F, Kato M, Soares-Vieira J A, Siraque M S, Kohler P, Gomes L, Rego M A V, Bydlowski S P
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of polymorphisms related to glutathione S-transferases (GST) has been described in different populations, mainly for white individuals. We evaluated the distribution of GST mu (GSTM1) and theta (GSTT1) genotypes in 594 individuals, by multiplex PCR-based methods, using amplification of the exon 7 of CYP1A1 gene as an internal control. In São Paulo, 233 whites, 87 mulattos, and 137 blacks, all...
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