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Molecular basis of succinylcholine sensitivity in a prairie Hutterite kindred and genetic characterization of the region containing the BCHE gene.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Feb 2007
Zelinski T, Coghlan G, Mauthe J, Triggs-Raine B
Abstract excerpt
The tetrameric glycoprotein butyrylcholinesterase (BChE; EC 3.1.1.8) is one of two enzymes that hydrolyze choline esters. The controlling gene (BCHE) is comprised of four coding exons and is located on chromosome 3q26. Based on BChE activity measurements in the presence and absence of dibucaine, usual (designated U) and atypical (designated A) gene products have been distinguished. Homozygotes for the A gene...
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